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Let It Be Sunday!

And Here’s Where We’ll Close This Chapter

Nesting Season Has Officially Begun

Trusting the Water

Lightning Bugs, Blueberry Scones, and an Analog Fall

Building a Winter Life We’ll Love

freshly baked and sliced cinnamon raisin swirl bread

Links for Another September Sunday

Notes on Hope, Cake, and Other Sweet Things

Tipped Upright

The Summer I Filled My Cup

Welcome to September Summer

Sunday With Salsa Verde and Zinnias

Healing vs Healed

August, Unfiltered

Down Bad Crying At The Chipotle

A Long Life, A Good Life

The Sunday Scroll: Karlee Edition

Catching Up

MFA to SPF

Let’s Dive In (Literally)

Just a Quick Pause

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A New Chapter (But First, Summer)

My Not-So-Definitive Guide to a Joyful Summer (pun intended)

Pool Dad Diaries

Sensory SZN

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I’m a baker, photographer, cookbook author and teacher. I live laugh love in Bellville, Texas.

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