Fall in Love with Backyard Chickens
I love keeping chickens in our backyard. The fresh eggs they provide, eating our kitchen scraps, and giving us great material for our compost bins can’t be beat. Chickens are very funny creatures and can be quite amusing. During the summer, we like to sit in the backyard and watch our chickens. If you were {Fall in Love with Backyard Chickens}
Love the Lunchtime Date
Looking for a date idea for Valentine’s Day? Have a lunchtime date with your sweetie. Go ahead and schedule it right now. I’ll wait…you won’t be sorry. It seems extra extravagant when having a daytime date. And, when kids are in school, the parents should have a little fun, shouldn’t they? Dining at lunch, especially {Love the Lunchtime Date}
Valentine’s Day Giveaway Winner Announced
The winner of the Valentine’s Day giveaway is: KristenM with the lucky comment number 48. Thank you to everyone who participated and thanks to Pro Flowers for sponsoring the giveaway!
Home Exchange Love
I love to travel and see the world but travel can be an expensive indulgence. Eating out, hotels, and rental cars can all really add up. Now, the first thing we do when the travel bug hits is start searching our favorite home exchange service website. It wasn’t always like this. Years ago, I worked {Home Exchange Love}
Yes, I Love Chairs
They say the first step in acknowledging you have a problem is admitting it. Well, I have a problem with chairs. You could call it a chair obsession if you wanted to. I like to think of them as my entertainment. So I love chairs – what’s the big deal? They’re free, on the sidewalk, {Yes, I Love Chairs}
Super Bowl Sunday Love
This is not about football, even though it is about Super Bowl Sunday. I love Super Bowl Sunday because I love my dining room rug. If you’re wondering how these could possibly be related, they are. The bidding on my dining room rug, which I purchased used from eBay, ended on Super Bowl Sunday. If {Super Bowl Sunday Love}
Homemade Granola Love
I love granola and especially this “no stir while you’re baking it in the oven” granola. For breakfast, as a snack, with yogurt or with ice cream – it’s all good. It’s really tasty with a smoothie poured over it in a bowl or with fresh fruit sprinkled on top. The best part is, I’ve {Homemade Granola Love}
Valentine’s Day Giveaway
In honor of Valentine’s Day which is quickly approaching, Pro Flowers has a special gift for Go Gingham readers – a $50.00 gift card for you to spend at Pro Flowers. My daughter just pointed out to me that not everyone wants flowers for Valentine’s Day and she’d rather have chocolate covered strawberries (oh, she’s {Valentine’s Day Giveaway}
Cloth Napkin Love
Oh, how I love cloth napkins. Double layer, cloth napkins made with cotton fabric, thank you very much. I’m sure you’re wondering why the double layer. Well, they absorb what you’re wiping up (or is it wiping off?) much better than single layer napkins. Cotton fabric, because it’s so much more absorbent than polyester. Yes, {Cloth Napkin Love}
Exclamation Point, How I Love Thee
Whenever I’m writing, I try to temper my use of the exclamation point. It’s very hard for me because I love the exclamation point!! It shows enthusiasm!! It’s really me waving my arms trying to get your attention!! I’m saying this is important!! Oh exclamation point, how I love thee!! Even when you have mean {Exclamation Point, How I Love Thee}
14 Days of Love
For the next 2 weeks, until February 14th, I’m sharing things I love. For the first day, February 1st, I’ll be honest with you – I love gingham. If you’re surprised, just take a look at your browser address. I love gingham so much, I named a website gingham. (The domain Gingham Girl was taken {14 Days of Love}
The Problem with Budgeting
The biggest problem with budgeting (other than being incredibly boring to most people) is that people don’t do it. What most commonly happens is that as people earn more money as they progress in their careers, they simply spend more money. Basically, people spend what they earn. (Some even spend more than the earn but {The Problem with Budgeting}
Dinner Group in December
When our dinner group met last month at our home, it was just prior to the bathroom re-do project. We didn’t want to subject our friends to toothbrushes next to the kitchen sink and lotions/hair gel in the dining room. In their defense, since our dinner group is made up of neighbors, everyone lives in {Dinner Group in December}
Please Don’t Make Me Text
I hope to never text again. I tried it briefly and it didn’t stick. My fingers are too fat. Genetically, I’m much better with an old-fashioned dial, corded telephone. The free app I downloaded to text with on my iPod touch even dropped me. It told me I didn’t text enough so I could no {Please Don’t Make Me Text}
How to Make Popcorn Without a Microwave
Whenever someone learns that we don’t have a microwave in our kitchen, the first question they always ask is, “How do you make popcorn?” It makes me wonder if that’s all people cook in their microwaves. Popcorn cooked on the stove is super easy, tastes great, and can be so much better for you than {How to Make Popcorn Without a Microwave}
