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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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  • Homemade Nacho Cheese Sauce

    Last night, we had nachos and I made, for the millionth time, our family’s take on cheese sauce. It’s a simple recipe, but it took…

  • Purse Dogs and the Passage of Time

    we did it! We are officially all moved in to our new home, and I feel so settled. After fifteen years of renting, owning a…

  • Staying on Top of Laundry

    Hello, my name is Katie, and I greatly dislike laundry. Sidenote: did anyone else’s mom tell them not to use the word hate? Over the…

  • Green Paint and Sunsets

    Green Paint and Sunsets

    As you all know, we bought our very first house! Said house is move-in-ready, to an extent, but it does need some sprucing up. We…

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.