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  • February 2026 Garden Tour and Plans

    February in my gardens is largely when the quiet work begins. Let’s call it what it is: a reset. I started the process of cleaning out all the dead plants from last season and pulling the opportunistic weeds that have already crept in. (I’m looking at you, cow parsley!). Let’s…

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  • Parmesan Cream Pasta

    This is one of those meals that is pure comfort to my family, plus it comes together quickly on a weeknight. Think: easiest alfredo sauce…

  • A Simple, Do-able Winter Garden Checklist

    A Simple, Do-able Winter Garden Checklist

    Gardening confession: I’ve been dreaming of spring gardening and leafing through seed catalogs. (leafing…ha!) If you’re like me and love gardening, I put together a…

  • No-Knead, Easy Peasy, Crusty Bread

    No-Knead, Easy Peasy, Crusty Bread

    This is another one of those recipes that has no real person to credit with it’s invention, and you’ll find it floating around different places…

  • Building a Book Part 1: Why  Won’t This Book Leave Me Alone?

    Building a Book Part 1: Why Won’t This Book Leave Me Alone?

    There’s a folder on my computer with a very rough draft of a children’s chapter book in it. It’s been sitting there for almost a…

About Me

Hello friend, my name is Katie and pizza is my favorite food. Yes, I’m in my thirties and yes, I have three daughters that I’m raising and homeschooling and nagging, but I think you’d be most interested to know that I would eat pizza for every meal of every day and never complain. There was a brief time (ages 8-11) when I thought that mashed potatoes was my favorite food, but I’ve since come around. That being said, I don’t only talk about pizza. Here you will find slices of homeschooling life, home decor, cooking, musings, and an occasional funny meme. In fact, I think you will find a shocking lack of pizza content as a whole, but now you know the truth: Pizza is always close to mind.