Recently there was a pitcher … so special, so rare I flinched every time someone picked it up.

You know, it’s funny we get so caught up in what we THINK is important, and then, quite by chance, you realize you are but a grain of sand in the ocean.

I have to admit – by all accounts I am a confident woman, but when the worry of doubt starts to creep in, I sometimes succumb.

So here she was in all her glory, and way too fancy for the likes of me, but I couldn’t stop thinking that she represents what I sometimes forget … girl power!

With summer around the corner, two things get me more excited than a great pool floaty: tomatoes and watermelon. I love them both equally. Sweet and versatile, both conjure happy memories of childhood summers.

The stomping of feet, the “I can’t take it!” The “When is this going to be over?” Why is this happening to me … to us … to everyone? Every…

For my pickled onions, I follow the recipe from Cook Beautiful by Athena Calderone. I love this cookbook and will be selling copies at The Winsome Nest! ½ cup (120ml)…

Make a list of what I want to do each day, she told me. I sat and thought; what a simple, brilliant idea.