Seasonal Living
9 posts
Fall on a Southern Porch When It's Still 85 DegreesOctober 5, 2026October in Orangeburg still means sweat by noon. How we coax a little autumn onto the screened porch without fighting the heat or the budget.
Surviving a South Carolina July Indoors, CheerfullyJuly 30, 2026Early-morning errands, a slow cooker on the porch and a few honest rules for a hot house that still feels like ours in July.
Pollen Season Cleaning: Keeping the Yellow Dust OutsideMay 22, 2026The pine pollen routine that keeps our house from turning yellow each spring: doormats, filters, damp cloths and a few habits.
An Easter Table Set With What You Already OwnMarch 29, 2026Setting a spring Easter table from the cupboard, the yard and the kitchen drawer, with almost nothing bought new.
A Quiet New Year's Eve at HomeDecember 29, 2025Black-eyed peas soaking, an early London midnight for a six-year-old, and a jar of good moments. Our low-key New Year's Eve.
Decorating for Christmas on a Small BudgetDecember 10, 2025How we make the house feel like Christmas inside a roughly $350 holiday budget: what we reuse, what we make, and the little we buy.
Pecan Season in the BackyardOctober 24, 2025Two old pecan trees, one stubborn beagle, and a lot of squirrels. How we gather, crack, and store the backyard harvest each fall.
A Calmer Back-to-School RhythmAugust 11, 2025First grade starts this week. The small evening habits and slower mornings we're trying so August doesn't swallow the whole family.
The First Week of Summer Break: Our Loose RoutineJune 8, 2025My color-coded summer calendar lasted two days. The loose order of a day that actually worked for a six-year-old and a work-from-home mom.