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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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  • The Lesson I Refuse to Teach My Kids

    I lead a peaceful, happy life, creating a sanctuary for my family. I laugh every day. I am at peace and I have joy. I…

  • If I Could Only Grow Ten Things

    If I Could Only Grow Ten Things

    Every winter, after the holiday lights come down and the decorations are packed away, I start dreaming about gardening again. I leaf through seed catalogs…

  • The Puppy, the Haiku, and the Closed Laptop

    The Puppy, the Haiku, and the Closed Laptop

    We got a new puppy. This is usually the part where I’d insert something charming and Instagrammable: tiny paws, floppy fuzzy ears, a metaphor about…

  • The In-Between Week

    There’s a strange little pocket of time every year that doesn’t quite belong to anything. Christmas is over. New Year’s hasn’t started yet. Pajamas are…

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.