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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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  • Basic Bread Pudding

    Basic Bread Pudding

    I did not grow up having bread pudding, but after I’d been a homemaker for a few years and I was staring at my budget…

  • Simple

    Simple

    I read my third daughter a book today that I have been reading for nearly eight years and I thought about how much outside-y things…

  • Master the Spatchcock Method for Perfect Roast Chicken

    Master the Spatchcock Method for Perfect Roast Chicken

    Roasting a whole chicken is a great skill to learn and it’s not as hard as it might seem. I’m a huge fan of the…

  • 7 Favorite Chapter Books for Early Elementary (To Read Aloud)

    I think long after my kids are grown, I’ll still have a soft spot for beginning chapter books. They’re so full of magic and pure…

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.