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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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  • Spicy Creamed Corn

    Spicy Creamed Corn

    My mother-in-law visited this past weekend for her birthday. When I asked if she wanted me to cook her anything in particular, this corn dish…

  • Cultivating Joy: Gardening with Kids and Peas

    Cultivating Joy: Gardening with Kids and Peas

    When I was young, younger than five, my great-grandpa had a large garden set in rows. When we would visit, they would inevitably send our…

  • Parmesan Chicken Sheet Pan

    Parmesan Chicken Sheet Pan

    This recipe checks all the boxes for me: easy, nutritious, affordable, and delicious. I originally adapted it from a local grocery store nearby and I…

  • Homeschool: Wrapping Up First Grade

    As I sit here typing this, my first-grader is taking here course exam for math, courtesy of the Good and Beautiful curriculum. This was our…

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.