Fall Break 2025

Hey, Folks!

I am taking this week off from the blog because my kids have a fall break.

Even college kids get a fall break! They shut down the dorms and cafeteria. You can get an exemption to stay on campus if you live more than 200 miles away, but you’ll have to forage for food on your own.

I’m hoping to finish my fieldstone wall this week, too. If I don’t finish it, you’re going to have to commit me to an institution for DIYers with lingering projects. Hopefully, this institution is on a warm, sunny beach with tropical drink service.

I tell you when I’m taking a blog break because if I break my Monday, Wednesday, Friday posting schedule without telling anyone, people send me messages wondering if I’m okay. That’s the sweetest feeling to know people care, but I don’t want you to have that anxiety.

I do want you to have something to read, if you want. So, try one of these from the October archives:

From October 2018:

What a Broken Pitcher Taught Me About Empathy

From October 2020:

Three Ways to Decorate With an Antique Splitting Wedge

From October 2021:

How to Make a Brass Pumpkin

It’s fun for me to look back through the archive and see how this house has evolved the longer we’ve lived here. When we first moved here, we didn’t have much furniture because we had recently been living overseas.

Now, I have plenty of furniture except for maybe plant stands, and I’ve figured out a bunch of other ways to decorate with that splitting wedge.

I hope you have a great week. I’ll still be posting on social media this week, so you can keep up with what we’re doing there. Also, comments are THE BEST. You can comment on this blog post, email me here, or reach out via direct message on Instagram or Facebook.

Happy Fall Break! (Also known as the middle of October for everyone without kids in school.)