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This year, we had our anniversary in a new country. And, after getting rid of all our possessions, I didn't really want to start colle...

Have you ever had a cold in the summertime? Thanks to mom (I've got to rub it in), I am currently experiencing my first summer coug...

A dumb thing happened to me last week. I lost the diy I had planned for today. I don't know where I put it or what could possibly h...

I'm seeing Valentine's day in a completely different light this year. After scrolling through page after page of Valentine id...

We just returned from Greece! We had a sneaky little pre-Christmas holiday partly to avoid the Christmas travel crowds and save money, but a...

I'm pretty sure I've never had c rème brûlée  up to this point, but, as most of my projects in food, this was a request from...

I don't know if I've ever mentioned it before, but my ultimate decorating fantasy (well, at the moment, anyway) is to redo Idle Husb...

I know it's strange, but this week is Greek Easter so on Monday we promptly (I have no idea how she manages to time the mail so well!) r...

I definitely don't make it a habit to trick Idle Husband into eating things he doesn't like (or says he doesn't like -- becau...

One of the best parts of the vacation? Thrift shopping! You know I love a good thrift store. So here are some of t...

{garden centres}  Shop for plants instead of pants, that's what I always say (actually, I never say that, I just thought it would be fun...

My mother-in-law used to be a florist, so we've really been bonding over flowers and talking about the garden. In fact, most of our outi...