Category: Making it home

Cozy, friendly, orderly, fun, inspiring. That’s what I want when I walk in the door.

  • A while ago, I had a lovely lunch with a friend. I brought her a very small vase with a couple of dahlia blooms from my garden. Last week at our Nia dance class, she returned the vase with these pretty pink blooms, geraniums, I think. I put the vase in the cup holder in…

  • Last summer, I took a stem cutting from a neighbor’s beautiful climbing white rose, dipped the stem in rooting powder, stuck it in a little soil in a clear plastic takeout container, watered it, put the lid on (key to maintaining the moist environment starts need) and set it in a window. It grew roots…

  • I’ve always loved the Little Free Library practice, where people build cute waterproof wood boxes with a couple of shelves filled with books that neighbors can take from and/or add to. In our neighborhood there are many. But one neighbor chose a different option, stocking a cute little box with art, not books. It brightened…