Sassafras Mama

There is an inevitable moment in the Winter season when I have had enough of the cold and snow.   When it happens, I turn to pink sweaters t...

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

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...

There comes a point in November - we aren’t quite there yet, but I can sense it in the air - when suddenly, all the leaves are gone.   I’ll ...

We’ve had a mostly warm Fall and plenty of time on the back deck and front porch.   Last weekend, Saturday was sunny and warm but Sunday was...

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

In late November, Fall Me set to work planting tulip bulbs.   Spring Me is reaping the happy reward of those efforts.   The tulips greet me ...

In the dark and cold of the early Spring mornings, I make time to step outside and spy the dogwood tree.   At first, the start of leaves and...

It seems that I am always impatient for the arrival of Spring.   Though we had an incredibly mild Winter, this year was no exception.   I ha...

As March prepares to exit, I am yearning for sunshine and warmth in a way that is almost physical.   It’s not just a desire to step outside ...

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...

Despite the mild Winter, I was ready for warmth when my California family needed me earlier this month.   It’s been years since I visited my...

I’m in California right now, my second visit in so many months.   I came to see my family and to stay with my mom for a bit as she sorts out...

Toward the end of January, a colleague mentioned that we were through the first month of Winter and I was caught up short and not a little a...

  During the “flatten the curve” portion of the pandemic, when school was fully remote, we scrambled to find activities for the students to ...

I can never get enough of being outside and in all seasons, I like to go for a walk in the gardens of Colonial Park.   The gardens stretch a...

Lately, I’ve been reading about stargazing and I came across an article that explained why Winter sunsets are so beautiful.   It has to do w...

We are smack dab in the middle of Winter right now and last week’s storm made this clear.   The snow was pretty and the light at sunset was ...

The backyard dogwood tree is rather a harbinger of things to come.   It’s my first sight of Spring in April and come September, its leaves b...

September of any school year is typically exhausting but September in pandemic school was well beyond that.   In the first full week, we qua...