Just in case anyone's wondering, I'm still alive. My parents have needed a lot of help since the beginning of April. Dad was hospita...

. . . The weekly virtual “gratitude jar.” This week, I’m expressing thanks for Brenda. Or, as we sometimes call her, Brenda Hoover. Or...

. . . The weekly virtual “gratitude jar.” This week, I’m expressing thanks for our blue lights, firepit nights. One of the fun things Su...

This is one of the big ways we celebrate the beginning of spring here on West Elm Street: The annual planting of the pansies. This little tr...

Y’all, this is really good. A friend shared this recipe with me back in about 1987, and I had never made it. She was older than me and had a...

I can’t believe I haven’t shared this recipe yet! It is a true family favorite. It goes waaaay back. It’s a tangy coffee cake with a center ...

. . . The weekly virtual “gratitude jar.” This week, I’m expressing thanks for this, the Opulent Opossum! There have been sixteen years ...