Today we are joining the Wayfair Homemaker's Team and sharing a super simple watermelon sorbet recipe.  It's one of my absolute favorite desserts in the summer especially for entertaining because people think it took forever and you DON'T have to have an icecream maker to make it.  Just 3 ingredients and a blender and you have the most delicious summer dessert (or snack). I am also sharing the story of how this sorbet came to be---and reminiscing about my days in the Algarve in Portugal.  (I ... View the Post

This isn't what I had planned to post for today...in fact, I had something else written about our Skirting the Issue Sewing night...but I keep thinking about something that happened over the weekend and I think maybe I should share that instead.... Last weekend I took my children to a busy place...and I was tired and hungry and just wanted to be back home.  But there I needed to wait for awhile.  There was no place to sit but I didn't want my three kids running around so I found a corner and we ... View the Post

Today's "Art of Homemaking: Sewing Spaces" post is brought to you courtesy of our sweet friend Christina over at Two Little Hooligans where she runs a series highlighting bloggers sewing spaces (among her other picturesque posts about her beautiful home, family, and sewing).  We love Christina and are delighted to be invited to participate in her series. ... View the Post

Ever since liZ posted this picture of the nest in her front yard, I have been thinking about mother birds and building nests.  And then I came across this quote that got me thinking even more about nesting and the art of homemaking. ... View the Post