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Simple Joys of the Season7 comments

Gayle wrote 2 weeks ago: “God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, remember Christ our Savior was born on C … more →

Tags: Black Friday, Christianity, Christmas, Faith, Friends, Holiday, Shopping

November Storms8 comments

Gayle wrote 1 month ago: “When the storms come, we know a profound sense that autumn is going to slip away into winter … more →

Tags: Life at home, autumn, Home, Homemaking, Life, Storms

Sunday Walk5 comments

Gayle wrote 2 months ago: Sunday afternoon…the sky is blue, the air crisp, the sun is shining.  I head out alone for a w … more →

Tags: Sacred Life Sunday, Life, Faith, spirituality, walk, Exercise

Treasuring Summer6 comments

Gayle wrote 3 months ago: “There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart”- Celia Thaxter This morning I woke … more →

Tags: Sacred Life Sunday, Life, Seasons, summer

Estate Sale Shopping 5 comments

Gayle wrote 4 months ago: People will buy anything that is ‘one to a customer’ -Sinclair Lewis Last week I happen … more →

Tags: Life at home, Home, Life, Homemaking, Shopping, estate sales

Portland by Train5 comments

Gayle wrote 5 months ago: Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. … more →

Tags: Home, Life, Gardens, Travel, Portland, Trains

The White Picket Fence9 comments

Gayle wrote 6 months ago: The flowers and roses are blooming here at Cottage House.  They are so charming  peeking out  from b … more →

Tags: Sacred Life Sunday, Home, Life, Home Improvement, fence, mental illness, builidng a fence

Here Comes the Sun4 comments

Gayle wrote 6 months ago: “Little darling, it’s been a long and lonely winter, Little darling, it feels like years … more →

Tags: Sacred Life Sunday, Morning Musings, Weather, Life, summer, Sun, Northwest, Seattle, rain

Flower Girl6 comments

Gayle wrote 8 months ago: If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, mayb … more →

Tags: Easter, Family, spring, Flowers, Life, Children

Daffodil Valley2 comments

Gayle wrote 8 months ago: A house with daffodils in it is a house lit up, whether or no the sun be shining outside. ~ A.A. Mil … more →

Tags: Easter, spring, gardening, Life, Daffodils

All Creatures Great and Small 13 comments

Gayle wrote 8 months ago: All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The L … more →

Tags: Life at home, Photography, Family, Home, Life, Nature

Finally...Spring5 comments

Gayle wrote 9 months ago: “Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment. “ – Ellis Peters We ha … more →

Tags: spring, gardening, Home, Life, Thoughts, Seasons, Bulbs, Gardens

Sacred Life Sunday: Irish Blessing

Gayle wrote 9 months ago: I have a busy weekend ahead, I am hosting a baby shower on Sunday and our granddaughter has a party … more →

Tags: Sacred Life Sunday, Photography, irish blessing, St. Patrick's Day

Primrose Adorn7 comments

Gayle wrote 9 months ago: “The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn … more →

Tags: Life at home, Decorating, gardening, Home, Life, Thoughts, musings

Winter Soup3 comments

Gayle wrote 10 months ago: Soup is a lot like a family.  Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteri … more →

Tags: Recipes, Food, Life, cooking, winter, Soup

The First Day2 comments

Gayle wrote 11 months ago: A  man should be born again on the first day of January.  Start with a fresh page.  Take up one hole … more →

Tags: Family, Life, Thoughts, new year

Christmas Storms

Gayle wrote 11 months ago: “When the snow begins to come in all directions at once and the wind takes on a peculiar lonel … more →

Tags: Life at home, Home, Life, Thoughts, winter, Christmas, snow, Storms

Homemade Fudge3 comments

Gayle wrote 11 months ago: I am baking as fast as I can trying to get my Christmas baking done before a winter storm hits.  The … more →

Tags: Recipes, Stampin Up!, fudge, christmas cooking, Homemade Candy, Homemade Gifts, handstamped tags

Microwave Peanut Brittle5 comments

Gayle wrote 12 months ago: For several years I have been searching for the perfect peanut brittle recipe.  I wanted one that wa … more →

Tags: Recipes, Microwave Peanut Brittle, christmas cooking, Homemade Candy, homemade Christmas gifts, cooking gifts


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