Author: Sweet Pea

I'm a former teacher and in my free time enjoy exercise and being domestic.
  • A New “Toy” for Me I’ve been wanting a cloche for a while now. I’ve seen so many creative uses for them on blogs or in magazines and I like the idea of something that I can decorate with in any season and in any room of my home. I looked all summer and just…

  • Back to Work

    I owe, I owe, it’s off to work I go! Yesterday was the first day back for teachers in our county. Our students start August 20. We’ve started this early the past couple of years, but I just can’t get used to it. It doesn’t feel like time to go back to school. I would…

  • Pickle Making

    I love pickle, especially sweet pickle. Dill pickle is good, but there’s nothing like a slice of sweet pickle as a snack. I like to have pickle on hand for potato salad and egg salad, too. My sweet mom and dad used to spend a lot of time in the summer canning the produce that…

  • First Time Blogging

    I’ve been wanting to start a blog for some time now and I’ve finally done so. Today has been a crazy day. Our Explorer was broken into last night, so I’ve had to make a couple of trips today following my husband to the Ford dealership and then back to his work and later in…