i just finished a three day blueprint cleanse and i’ll tell you what, i could use a cup of hot tea and a nice hot breakfast. and nothing seems cozier than a cup of tea in one of these knitted crocheted mug cozies from kate at knit storm . i love how simple and homespun they feel. each handmade cozy is $14 right here …happy sipping. i’m also thrilled to welcome guy merrill of man make home to the d*s guest blog ! guy is an ex-pat living in london and will be sharing some of hi

Challenges Book Around the States - Vermont This is only the second I've read by this prolific author. The first one was My Sister's Keeper , which I really liked. Second Glance was not as successful for me. The first section is about Ross Wakeman, a suicidal ghost hunter trying to rejoin his wife who died eight years ago. Instead he meets Lia who seems to be deathly afraid of her husband and awakens Ross' dormant protective instincts; and, dare I say it, his love. This encounter leads u

some EXCITING news and some SAD news! Once again, BALANCE. Quite AMAZING how all of that works! My VERY dear, dear friend "T", owner of ONE SINGLE SEED and preparing for it's GRAND OPENING (site formerly known as Treasures To Scrap where I have PROUDLY hung my designer cap in the past) next month has shared some VERY, VERY exciting and MIRACULOUS news with me (she has posted on her blog too!). Some of you may remember back last year, almost a year now, when I blogged about