Every fall, I love decorating the front porch with pumpkins and mums. This year is my favorite yet because we grew many of our pumpkins in the garden! I picked all of these beauties (plus two more littles that are inside – not pictured) from our very own backyard garden. Last fall, we composted our…
This Fall’s Pumpkins and Mums
8.5 Months Postpartum Update
I am finally back with a postpartum update. I have not written one since three months, and there is a reason for that. Things were going along smoothly, but my milk supply decreased in month four. As a result, I stopped breastfeeding (and a few weeks later, ceased pumping, too) and started bottles, and I…
Book Thoughts: 8 Summer Reads of 2026
I have read some wonderful and fun books this summer! Here are eight recent reads, in the order that I read them: The Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune I loved Our Perfect Storm. Carley Fortune is one of my favorite summer romance authors. This book was very sweet and had so much heart. It tells…
Scenes of Summer Life in Rhode Island, Pt. 6
It was another beautiful July in our small coastal Rhode Island town. Every summer, we spend a few magical weeks in the house my grandmother built there, and it always makes me want to move to New England. Last year, I soaked up the summer while in my second trimester, and this year, our baby…
Book Thoughts: Strangers, More Than Enough, Theo of Golden, & Yesteryear
Early motherhood has kept me busy, so I skipped posting the month of May, but I’m back and sharing four books I read this spring (in addition to Lady Tremaine, which I loved). I really enjoyed each of these, and they are all so different. Strangers by Belle Burden I really enjoyed Strangers, the memoir by…
This Spring’s Patio Flowers
Every spring, I look forward to picking out new flowers for the patio and garden. This year, I got my flowers from the farm stand near our house (along with their fresh strawberries!) which was easier with a new baby since it’s so close by. This year I bought flowers in pairs, selecting ranunculus, vinca,…
