Sassafras Mama

It is a well-known fact that I love flip flop sandals and, given the chance, I would wear them all year long.   However, as I’ve grown older...

Last week - the last week of the school year - we had some blazing hot afternoons.   I have recess duty every day after lunch and the kids p...

  As an adolescent - really as a tween - I learned that some clothes and styles were off-limits because of my weight.   Once the dreaded ...

My first house, in Nebraska, had a beautiful fireplace with a mission-style oak mantle.   I loved the mantle and enjoyed decorating it.   Th...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve used part of my Sunday to set me up for success in the week ahead.   On Sunday, I change my sheets, plan...

As the weather begins to cool, my need for cozy nightwear grows.   In keeping with my preference to never wear pants, I am not the pajama ty...

As warm weather gradually comes to an end, I am reluctantly packing up my flip flops for the season.   This is a transition I never really e...

I love a cardigan sweater.   There is something about them that meets all my style requirements: Casual, dressy, and everything in-between, ...

  I love flip flops.    I know that love is a big word and I mean every bit of it.   Between-the-toe flip flop sandals (known to me as “thon...

I am a big fan of doing the little things that make life objectively nicer.   There are plenty of examples of this habit of mine, but none s...

Come May, I begin to organize the front porch and back deck for the outdoor living season.   Well before May, I am daydreaming about being o...

I always welcome Winter when it shows its cards.   I value the reminder to pause and rest, tucked inside away from the cold.   I eagerly tak...

My living room furniture was already well-used when the pandemic struck.   The extra time at home hastened its demise.   T didn’t want to bu...

  I like silver jewelry and wear a few pieces on the regular.   A few years after I became a single parent, as my grief receded and I settle...