By now you should all know the deal with the Friday Fifteen. If not, then here it is in a nutshell: every few weeks (or whenever the mood strikes) I make a list of fifteen things that I’m currently into/are seasonal/I find interesting/etc. I do it on Fridays, hence the name: Friday Fifteen. This is […]
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Beautiful sunset off the coast of Bayville, NY I don’t really know if August 9th can be considered late summer. As far as I’m concerned, summer goes on for a while after Labor Day, though, and maybe even long after mid-September depending on weather. I wear my flip flops into October… so I’m probably not […]
Today is the first official day of summer! FINALLY. Time to hear those waves crashing on the shore, walk barefoot on the sand, have a picnic, go fishing, revel in the air conditioning, feel the hot sun on your face… and end up with a bright red, painful, peel-y back. Oh well. It’s all worth […]
You got it. It’s that time again. Time for a list of things that are giving me life right now. And you know, sometimes it’s really hard to find 15 awesome things. Mainly because there’s so much cool stuff out there, but also there’s a lot of absolute crap, and that makes me kind of pissed […]
Whew. Could the holidays rush me any more than they are? I mean, there was over a month between Valentine’s Day & St. Patrick’s Day, but now both Easter & Passover are like, five minutes away. Sheesh. But on the plus side, it’s officially spring! As of two days ago, winter is officially OVER. Pretty […]
Can you seriously get over the fact that today is March 1st? I really don’t believe it. It’s impossible. Just yesterday it was October 1st, and I was baking with pumpkin, and it really seems like yesterday that I was getting ready for Christmas. Now it’s March and I have fresh daffodils on the counter and […]
Happy February. Isn’t it crazy that Valentine’s Day is in two weeks?! I never really understood the deal with people who hate on it so much. What’s so bad about it? You shouldn’t need a special day to remind people you love them, no… …but what’s wrong with a day that celebrates love? (And there […]
Eleven days into the new year and I’m still writing 2012 on everything. Typical. I hope you’re all having a great 2013, so far, and that it continues to be that way for the next 354 days. However, I am settled in enough to this odd numbered year to share some favorite cold-weather, wintery things. You […]
I trust everyone had a very very merry Christmas? And a Happy Hanukkah, a happy Kwanzaa, a pleasant Solstice or a lovely day, depending on what you celebrate (or don’t). I’ve been stuffed & spoiled many times over this past week. And while Christmas may be “over” (although technically not until January 6th), the party […]
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The Friday Fifteen: pre-Thanksgiving edition.
Well, folks, before I start I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me during the hurricane. I appreciate you all. If anyone is interested, I wrote a piece for textdrivebys.com about it. And yet, as horrible as Mother Nature can be, she can also be so beautiful. I know […]
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
