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Merry Christmas 2024
Hello, my lovelies! It's time to wish you a very Merry Christmas this year, so Merry Christmas ! Steve and I will be celebrating simply...
Cooking Hacks, Reader Letter, & New Home Project
I'm sharing some fun cooking hacks and kitchen products today!
Easy Turkey Leftovers Recipe & New Mini Home Tour
An easy recipe for leftover turkey!
How to Raise Your Cozy Home, Clothes, & Casserole Quotient
Three easy ways to cozy up your home, clothes, and casseroles!
Easy Summer Salads & Homemade Muffins at Our Cottage Corner Cafe
This easy and budget-friendly summer meal is sure to have you dining alfesco!
How to Best Organize Your Big Stash of Tea Bags
Hello, lovelies! I hope you had a good last weekend of fun and relaxation. I have always been a tea lover, so when my husband Steve was...
At-Home Easter (or Anytime) Tea & Our Life Update
Greetings! I hope you all had a blessed Easter. Christ is Risen! OUR EASTER CELEBRATION AT HOME Instead of a regular meal at home, or...
Easy Dollarwise Table Decorating for Spring & Easter
Happy almost spring! If you are new here, welcome. If you are a longtime reader, thanks for stopping by again. If you are...
Fave Dollarwise Home Products & Tips
I like my home to run efficiently and I also like it to be cozy, comfy, and attractive. Did I mention that I like to do all that on a...
Easy Chocolate Chip Heart Oven Pancakes
Here's a fun and dollarwise Valentine's Day breakfast/brunch idea. Really fun for kids with the heart shape! And healthier and cheaper...
Quick & Yummy Dollarwise Meals for Very Busy People
If your personal chef just happens to be on vacation right now, (like mine is, said tongue-in-cheek), then it's time to make some super...
Easy Fall Home Decluttering, Decorating, & Fun Foods Tips
Is there anything better in the fall than warm homemade apple dessert?! All that rich coziness, paired with ice cream and your favorite...
Streamlining Christmas Decor: Merry Christmas From Our Little Home
How do you like to "do" Christmas? One of the fun things about Christmas I think is seeing how families, towns, cities, and countries...
Fall Faux Muffins + Baked Apples & Pears
Oh my, even in Arizona I can feel fall in the air so I thought it was time for some homemade muffins! I jokingly call these "faux"...
Blessed by Blooms & Happy Easter
April brought flowers to our little cottage home -- indoors and out! But here's our secret: they are all faux. Yep, after years of...
Easy Cook-at-Home Enchiladas
DISCLOSURES I had half of a can of black beans in the fridge so I decided to make homemade enchiladas. I saw a few recipes online but...
New Home Products + How to Measure for a New TV
Whether you live in a small home or a large one, the basic reason that some homes look and feel peaceful, calm, cozy, and orderly is...
A Simpler Old-Fashioned DIY Christmas
Does the over-the-top commercial glitz and expense of the Christmas season ever wear on you? Call me Grinch, but sometimes it does me!...
Easy Lasagna & Champagne!
Before I get back to sharing more food-pantry-strategy with you, Steve made our homemade recipe for veggie lasagna the other night and...
Little White Lights & the Great Love Cosmos
Steve and I have been decluttering and re-sprucing up our home since about January 1 and one of the things I got rid of this big...
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