Crafted: Never Mind Spring, Try Winter Organizing
Why wait until spring, when you can try winter organizing. By the time spring rolls around, I want to be free to enjoy the weather, the outdoors and my gardens. The last…
New Year’s resolutions from some of my favourite people
I’m not really one for making many resolutions come the new year. I always find it a bit stressful to put that kind of pressure on yourself. What happens if you don’t meet…
Crafted: Best Coats For Cold Weather
It's time to pick out the best coats for cold weather. Here are my picks for the wardrobe essentials to pile on when the temperature drops! This season it’s all about mixing…
The best gravy recipe for Christmas
This is a fail-proof gravy recipe that’s easy to prepare and promises no lumps! Step 1: Drain the pan drippings. Remove your roasted turkey from the pan, put it aside to rest.…
How to create flow in your home design
The great secret to house design is careful planning right from the start, and this begins with deciding how to create flow throughout your home. I know that may sound like complicated…
Lisa’s Best Turkey Recipe for Christmas! – Revisited
My turkey recipe was such a popular post last holiday season, I thought I’d share it again this year. Enjoy, everyone. This is the turkey recipe to end all turkey recipes this…
Crafted: Six tips for organizing your holiday preparations
Don’t hate me for saying this, but Christmas is, quite literally, around the corner (four weeks, and counting—yikes!). If you’re like me, you like to get ahead of things because as soon…
Fall Recipe Chicken and Tomato Stew
I’m a warm weather gal, but when the new fall season comes around, I’m reminded of just how much I love this cozy time of year. Whether I’m nesting with a great…
How to pick a home floorplan
It’s so exciting when you’re in the process of designing your home floorplan! John and I are thrilled with the home we’re building in Arizona. Although it’s taking a lot (a lot!) of work, we know it will be worth…
Discover your decorating style
Do you know your decorating style? It feels like a simple enough question, but the answer can be more difficult to find. Deciding on what you’ll like (and what you won’t) is…