Anzac Biscuits Recipe

Anzac Biscuits Recipe

April 25 is celebrated in Australia and New Zealand, honoring the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) formed in WWI, and reader friend Vera Scott shared this recipe with me. They’re called biscuits, not cookies (we Anglophiles know this from all the Brit novels we’ve devoured,

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Christmas Quilt

Christmas Quilt

  Uh-oh. A second Christmas-themed item when we just barely finished Valentine’s! This project, though, is my fill-in one and may not be finished for this Christmas, but it keeps me out of the pool hall and that’s worth something, yes? I’ve mentioned before how much I

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

It’s perverse of me, quite likely, that I tend to shy away from the books everyone’s talking about—only to later give them a try and think “So that’s what all the fuss is about!” What all the fuss is about has to do with remarkable, highly original

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Crafting on a Budget

Crafting on a Budget

Cute decor on a budget: what’s not to love? The ever-wonderful Stacy found this tip, which we both agree is brilliant. (And it’s never too early to start on Christmas, right?) Click here to check them out!  

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