I love the scent of December—frosty air filling the outdoors, fresh pine visiting the indoors and cookies baking in an over-worked oven, all of...
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Welcome to the November 2024 Issue
Oh, hi, November. You snuck up on me this year. I guess I was too busy last month transforming my backyard playhouse turned “she shed” turned...
Welcome to the October 2024 Issue
“Ah, lovely October, as you usher in the season that awakens my soul, your awesome beauty compels my spirit to soar like a leaf caught in an autumn...
Welcome to the September 2024 Issue
This month welcomes you to our homes issue. As temps begin their rollercoaster ride downward, September nudges me back into home décor mode. By this...
Welcome to the August 2024 Issue
Does any other month slip by as quickly as August? For those who either work in education or have school-age children, 31 days hardly offers up...
Welcome to the July 2024 Issue
I love a good party, don’t you? Summertime soirées are the best of the best—when summer winds embrace the celebration, clear skies tent the...
Welcome to the June 2024 Issue
Our June issue is built around the themes of family, pets and senior living—about all of which we care deeply. We’ve woven articles throughout the...
Welcome to the May 2024 Issue
I find it fitting—in such a lovely, organic sense—that the themes of outdoor living and art join together to create this month’s issue. In so many...
Welcome to the April 2024 Issue
If you come over to my house, don’t go into the lower level. I beg of you. There’s a room down there that if you asked me what color it is, I’d ask...
Welcome to the March 2024 Issue
Dinner and a movie—is there a better couple when it comes to date night or even a quiet evening at home—alone or otherwise? As we celebrate our food...
Welcome to the February 2024 Issue
There are spaces in our home that hold treasured notes and letters from my children, husband and parents. When I happen to come across them, I...
Welcome to the January 2024 Issue
Readers, are you ready to get started on 2024? I hope this issue provides you with some guidance and a dose of inspiration for creating a path to...
Welcome to the December 2023 Issue
I don’t know what it is about this time of year that makes me have all the “crafty feels.” As if the season isn’t full enough of To Do Lists,...
Welcome to the November 2023 Issue
Welcome, readers, to our November issue, featuring themes of food and entertaining. Speaking of which, did your childhood chore list ever include...
Welcome to the October 2023 Issue
I always enjoy it when one of our issues focuses on homes, including this month. At first blush, one would think there is only one direction to go...
Welcome to the September 2023 Issue
Our September issue focuses on art and fashion, and our community has a wealth of creatives, who bring these elements to the fore via all sorts of...
Welcome to the August 2023 Issue
It’s time. Fresh crayons. Unmarked notebooks. New shoes ready for adventures. Backpacks loaded with supplies. The rumble of school buses practicing...
Welcome to the July 2023 Issue
Anticipation. Carly Simon wrote and sang about it. A food company sold ketchup to it. Some people enjoy its spirit of expectation. Others are too...
Welcome to the June 2023 Issue
Welcome, readers, to our June issue, which highlights family, pets and senior living. I appreciate dovetailing these topics because, while they can...
Welcome to the May 2023 Issue
Welcome to the May issue, where we explore a host of topics surrounding the themes of beauty and outdoor living. I always hope our readers find...
