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Stacking Stones {A Day in Sedona…with Video!}

by Darcy Wiley | May 11, 2015 | Fresh-Cut Flowers

We step out from under the canopy of trees to an open expanse of rock, a solid place to stand and admire the formations over our heads. At the side, creek water rolls over boulders and skitters through, continuing its slow chisel into the earth. I tip my head back,...

Turning Two: A Mini Coming of Age {A Peter Rabbit Party}

by Darcy Wiley | Apr 16, 2015 | Buttons & Thread, Relish, Sweet Tea

I’ve always called her my snuggle-bunny…a springtime baby who loves to curl up in your lap, put her thumb in her mouth and tuck her head into the crevice of your neck. But even the most gentle of babies must at some point catapult herself from the cradle of the...

Through Thorny Ways

by Darcy Wiley | Apr 2, 2015 | Fireflies, Jam, Relish, Sweet Tea, Uncategorized

My thin sweater did nothing to ward away the chill in the air. The smell of wet earth hung on the wind. I slopped my high heels through grass and mud on the way to the stadium where my littlest brother would be sliding the tassel from one side of his cap to the other,...

When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemon Bars

by Darcy Wiley | Jan 10, 2015 | Buttons & Thread, Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

This holiday season, we were singing the “Twelve Days of Sickness” instead of the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” What started in mid-December with puke buckets and snot rags continued all season long and made us wonder if Christmas would happen...

To Build a Castle: A Cinderella Pumpkin Patch Party and the Good Idea that Should Have Stayed an Idea

by Darcy Wiley | Dec 4, 2014 | Relish, Sweet Tea

Before you go thinking I’m the neighbor with the pumpkins still sitting on her porch come December, let me assure you that in the end this autumn story relates to the season at hand. My October baby turned five this fall just before the leaves started to get their...