Can you believe that August is starting to wind down?! My least favorite month is almost over -- and it hasn't been too bad. This week has been especially lovely: lots of rain showers, cloudy days, cool nights. I'm still snipping lots of flowers and picking tomatoes everyday. I haven't spotted a tomato hornworm in... Continue Reading →
Mid-August 2024
Things are still poking along over here. We've hit a patch of beautiful weather and aren't sweltering so much, which has made such a difference in our moods. You all know that summer is the hardest season for me, but it's definitely made sweeter by some of the things I'm sharing in today's post. Today... Continue Reading →
June & July 2024 Reading Review
I fell behind on writing my monthly reading reviews this summer so I'm trying to do a quick catch up. And I started this update just a couple of days into August and we're now halfway through the month - oops! So I'm not planning to do an in-depth review of what I've read, just... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Sleeping Outside; Summer Gardens; and Reading
Happy Friday, sweet friends. This week has been filled to the brim with school activities, field trips with Colton, time spent in the garden, and watching snakes slither into the bushes. We've had turtles migrate through our yard and down to the river behind our house. Toads hopping, doing their best to avoid the snakes... Continue Reading →
May 2024 Reading Review
Happy Monday! We had the most perfect weekend: sunny skies, highs in the low to mid 80s. We managed to spent nearly the whole weekend outside and I did a lot of reading in a lawn chair while filling up on Vitamin D. Just lovely! I'm here today to share the books I finished in... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Last Day of May!
Did this week fly by for you? It definitely did for me! Actually, the entire month has flown by now that I'm realizing that today is the last day of the month. Tomorrow is June 1st! I'm back for the second Friday in a row (woohoo!) to share a few things that I've been enjoying... Continue Reading →
Fridays are Full of Joy | Flowers, Summer Reading Plans, & a New Completist
Happy Friday! This week has been packed full with appointments, school, and general summertime yard excitement. It has definitely felt like summer this week! It's been hot, humid, and generally uncomfortable. We even had a thunderstorm! And while thunderstorms are always welcome in my life, humidity is not. And yes, I know that you need... Continue Reading →
Reading Update Part 2 | March & April 2024
Part two of my massive reading update is here! My most recent post outlined some of my favorite books in January and February of this year and today will be covering March and April. Despite how quiet my blog has been, my reading life has been ignited this year. If you read my last post,... Continue Reading →
Reading Update Part 1 | January & February 2024
Phew! I've worked and reworked this post several times, trying to make it manageable for both you and me. It started out as a truly massive update covering January through April of this year, but I really wanted to give several books their due so I've decided to break this up into two parts. Today... Continue Reading →
The Great War | Bookish Serendipity
Happy Friday, friends! I am stealing a couple of minutes this morning to spend some time with my blog. The skies have been gray and I have been feeling particularly tired (more on that another day) and blog writing almost always recharges my batteries. So I have a cup of tea at my side, Yo-Yo... Continue Reading →
