Sassafras Mama

One side effect of the staying-at-home lifestyle we all have going on is the amount of time I now have to read. Books are my joy, my re...

Today is cloudy and cool and though the birds are chirping, I would still like some sunlight and warmth.   Yesterday was sunny and warm and...

In 2014, we celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary with a family cruise in the Scandinavia and Baltic region.   We visited lots of ...

One of the blessings of being home all day is that I have time to step out on the back deck when the sun is high and the sky is blue.   I’v...

This patch of iris bulbs are transplants from my dad’s garden.   His bulbs came from his father’s garden.   My grandfather came by the...

Early on in the pandemic lock down, there were chicken shortages at our local market,   Chicken is the universal favorite food among the in...

  This patch of yellow tulips with red markings blooms in the front yard.   One of the advantages of my work-from-home arrangements...

Spring has been its usual moody combination around here with days of sunshine and warmth followed by days of clouds and storms.   Today is ...

The little brown clay house lives in the dining room but the rest of my tiny house collection makes its home in the living room, on my book...

My school has a dress code and as one of the people most often responsible for enforcing it, I feel an obligation to follow it in the first...