8 Words a Week Sept 20 2026

Here are this week‘s 8 words. 1. Wild 2. Pepper 3. Magenta 4. Ivy 5. Carve 6. Solitude 7. Policy 8. Eloquent Use these words as prompts or create your own list of 8 words and share in the comments below!

Junk Jewelry, Stitch Collage + Friday Cat Photos (Grumpy Cats)

This has been a fun mail week as I ordered 20lbs of junk jewelry to work on some new stitch collages and art quilts and harvest for beads. Here is a picture of the box of jewelry when I opened it: It may not look like much, but I actually

8 Words a Week Sept 13 2026

1. Calm 2. Industrial 3. Action 4. Pencil 5. River 6. Luscious 7. Golden 8. Cheer

Friday Cat Photos Sept 11 2026

Some of you have been asking where Zera (aka Mama Muffin) has been these past few weeks. Mostly, she’s been hiding from the rain in closets and other hard to photograph places. Fortunately, she’s still very serious about her modeling career so we’ve been taking advantage of

Apple Crumb Pie Recipe

Here is my tried and true recipe for apple crumb pie!

8 Words a Week Sept 06 2026

1. Tigers 2. Hairspray 3. Polite 4. Darling 5. Quarter 6. Rug 7. Snooze 8. Panoramic

Happy September + Friday Cat Photos

It’s been very hot this week, and when I say hot what I really mean is humid. Most days have been like stepping into a sauna so I’ve been hiding in the air conditioning with my sewing and Enchilada. (She loves napping in fabric scraps!) Even Taco decided

8 Words a Week August 30, 2026

Here are the 8 words for this week.

Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe

One of my daughter‘s favorite things I make is stuffed pepper soup, so when I sent her grocery shopping earlier this week she bought an ENORMOUS bag of green peppers and an equally enormous bag of rice lol - I got the hint. So today I made some and I

Stove + Tractor Fixed! Cat Photos for Friday August 28 2026

Here's the latest update + of course cute cat photos!

Ray and I Have Been Married 19 Years

Here is the story of our ridiculous courthouse wedding.

8 Words a Week August 23 2026

Yes, let's do our 8 words for this week! 1. Stillness 2. Crimson 3. Quiet 4. Mixer 5. Pebble 6. Reading 7. Land 8. Steady Do you have 8 words to share? Tell us your 8 words in the comments section below!

Fridays

Friday Cat Photos + More Rainy Days - August 21 2026

Rainy days and Fridays always make me happy.

8 Words a Week

8 Words a Week August 16 2026

1. Water 2. Giraffe 3. Certainty 4. Change 5. Persistence 6. Umbrella 7. Parade 8. Unison

Cat Photos

Dirt Happy, Composition Notebooks & Cats: Updates for August 14 2026

Happy Friday! This has been a busy week of projects and new content up here on the site - there’s so much to share! New on the Site: Dirt Happy Garden + Homesteading Content I’m thrilled to announce a new category on the site: Dirt Happy, which is all about

Dirt Happy

Creating a Garden Database (And Spreadsheet for You!)

I'm building a garden database to share with you. Here's why and some tech details.

Dirt Happy

Ash Tree

Plant Info for the Ash Tree

Edible Gardening

How to Grow Blueberries

Do you want to learn how to grow blueberries? Growing blueberries is easy! Learn the steps for planting blueberries and how to care for the plant to get a delicious blueberry harvest each summer!

Dirt Happy

151 Ways to Start a Homestead – Even With No Land or Money

Start homesteading today - even without land or money - 151 ideas to get started!

Dirt Happy

Growing Dipladenia (Mandevilla sanderi) in Pittsburgh, PA

Here's my experience with growing Dipladenia in Pittsburgh, PA along with plant care info.

Houseplants

Creeping Charlie Houseplant Care (Pilea Nummulariifolia)

Creeping Charlie is a pet-friendly houseplant that also works great for fairy gardens!

Cat Photos

Camping with Cats - August 7 2026

Last weekend Ray thought it’d be fun to do a little 80’s themed backyard camping for his YouTube channel. We‘ve done a lot of camping but this was the first time we’ve ever had the cats be able to join in and they really enjoyed it!

8 Words a Week

8 Words a Week August 2 2026

Here are my 8 words for this week. Use them as inspiration for your own creative projects or make up your own list! 1. Promise 2. Camping 3. Olives 4. Jump 5. Thunder 6. Magenta 7. Yarn 8. Pieces Did you make a list of 8 words this week? Share

Cat Photos

July 31 2026 Cat Photos + Garden + Gluebook Updates

It’s officially the end of July and it’s bittersweet - as usual I feel like I should have gotten so much more done but at the same time I’m ready for fall and winter. Don’t hate me but I LOVE cold weather, sweaters, blankets - even though the