Anybody else here fall into a love of gardening last year? Read every book and watch every YouTube video you could about homesteading and growing your own vegetables? Possibly drive your significant other slightly insane with the constant gardening talk? *slowly raises hand* I started with one 8×3 ft raised bed garden two summers ago …
There is nothing like the end of a new year and beginning of another. A time to sit down and reflect on the culmination of another 365 days around the sun, and realize, a bit frantically, that we haven’t come close to completing our 2021 goals. Anyone else? Or just me? 🙂 And though I …
When I was in school, I loved learning. I was the kid who (for the most part) hung on the teachers every word. I ENJOYED going to class and filling my head with something I didn’t know the day before. Now… homework was another matter. But learning? Loved it. After University, I realized after a …
Ahhh, enemies-to-lovers. What a trope. It’s a gold standard for a reason. There’s nothing more delicious than a fiery and passionate anti-meet cute that turns out to be a big misunderstanding. What is a trope? Oxford Languages defines a trope as: -a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. -a significant or recurrent …
Y’all. I was so excited to put together this blog post. A while ago my husband and I were up in the mountains for an event and as we were driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway listening to a playlist with the top down, I had an epiphany. via GIPHY The Need to Travel I …
That’s right y’all, Shark Week is back on in less than a month. But if you’re like me- you need some frightening creature features to get you through until then! via GIPHY Shark Week… and Creature Features Now I love watching episodes of Shark Week at night before bed- it’s like watching a slightly terrifying …
It’s SUMMER!!! (Summer officially starts Memorial Day weekend, feel free to argue with me in the comments for all you people that are convinced it doesn’t start until June ) After a random frost that led to the great tomato massacre of 2021 (Darn you, Colorado weather!), I purchased new tomato starts from my favorite …
As some of you may have gathered, the three of us grew up in North Carolina. If you grew up in North Carolina, chances are you’ve had a beach trip at one point or another. My grandparents lived in Atlantic Beach so I have many a fond childhood memories of long days spent posted up …
I sit writing our “Best Books of April” surrounded by my lovely Alchemy Bookshop co-conspirators IN PERSON for the first time in over a year and a half. I have never appreciated more the ability to experience the simple pleasure of being able to hug and laugh with some of the people I love best …
Let’s talk about Tapestry Weaving for beginners. I don’t know about you, but the last year was certainly a time for new hobbies. I’ve been harboring a house plant obsession the last few months and have officially run out of space for any new plant babies. In addition, I’ve been having this strong desire to …
