Big Month &  Family Bonding

Big Month & Family Bonding

“Oh Mom, I just can’t wait for the most wonderful time of the year. It’s so cozy with lights and hot chocolate, our special family traditions and . . .” My heart warmed as I agreed with our youngest daughter. The first commercial for “Countdown to...
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte

Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte

Want to spice up your fall? All of you know how much I love my coffee and as my friends started clamoring for their Pumpkin Spice Latte, I gave it awhirl. Each year, I want to love it, but it’s just too sweet for me, so when Fell Stone Manor executive chef,...
Easy Pumpkin Bar Recipe

Easy Pumpkin Bar Recipe

Entering my mother in law’s kitchen and viewing a huge jelly roll pan of pumpkin bars gracing her counter top is the first memory I have of holidays in her home. Isn’t it amazing how smells, sights, and a great recipe can bring back a flood of memories to...
Big Month &  Family Bonding

Celebrate with Simple Gatherings

As many of you know, I’ve spent the last six months punching out every story and thought and detailing my heart for imperfect, every day hospitality with 60,000 words (yes, you read that correctly – 60K words) In this day and age of so much virtual...