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Copycat Panera Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

By Mavis Butterfield on November 6, 2025 - 35 Comments

Copycat Panera Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup Kiln Guy and The Chef are coming over today so I thought I’d make my copycat Panera cream of chicken and wild rice soup recipe for lunch. We’ve made this recipe many times over the years and I thought today would be the perfect day to Read More >>

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Arts & Crafts

Making A Recycled Lobster Rope Doormat

By Mavis Butterfield on November 5, 2025 - 11 Comments

Yesterday I took a weaving workshop in an old barn and learned how to make recycled lobster rope doormats. It was so cool! And now I want to make a dozen more. I love it when you find a new arts and craft medium. It’s like that creative part in you opens up a little Read More >>

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The Studio

Goodbye Ugly Tile

By Mavis Butterfield on November 4, 2025 - 7 Comments

The HH decided to rip up the ugly tile in the entry and powder room yesterday. What a mess. The hardwood floors need to be re-done too but those will have to wait until spring. This winter we’re just focusing on the bathrooms, the bedrooms and eventually what will become the living room. One room Read More >>

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Weekly Shopping Trips

Soup, Salad And Sandwiches

By Mavis Butterfield on November 3, 2025 - 13 Comments

It was a great week in the meals department. I turned on the oven for something other than cookies and bacon!! Can you believe it? I don’t know what came over me? Maybe it’s the weather? Maybe it’s the shorter days? Who knows. Costco $68.52 Hot cocoa mix was on sale so I had to Read More >>

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12 Goals for the New Year

My Goals For 2025 Week 44 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on November 2, 2025 - 24 Comments

Online Things I finally finished the Anne Nichols turkey rug I was working on and I love how it turned out. Next up is a new pattern I designed a few weeks ago. Hopefully I can get it hooked by this time next week. I checked my Etsy stats this morning and I am at Read More >>

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Random photo update

Keep It Simple

By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2025 - 1 Comment

I went out on a walk yesterday afternoon and came across this carved pumpkin and couldn’t stop smiling the rest of the way home. Sometimes life can be really complicated. Sometimes we can over think things and sometimes we just need to be reminded to keep it simple. I have no idea who carved this Read More >>

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Random photo update

Free Cashmere Sweater

By Mavis Butterfield on October 30, 2025 - 18 Comments

The other day I was out on a walk and I spotted a sweater alongside the busy road. Well, technically it was sitting on a rock alongside the busy road. How the sweater got on the side of the road is anyone’s guess but as I walked by I gave it a quick glance and Read More >>

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The Studio

I Love Painting!

By Mavis Butterfield on October 29, 2025 - 18 Comments

I love painting walls! I don’t know why, but I do. The past few days I’ve been working over at the cottage painting the walls in what will be my new writing space and having so much fun! It’s a small place and the ceilings are sloped upstairs so I decided to paint the ceiling Read More >>

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