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03 Mar 2021
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. —Leonardo da Vinci
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Awesome Autumn Entries

Garden path

My Path to Simplicity

Man moving a painting

Decorating the Empty Nest

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Living Simply

Garden path

My Path to Simplicity

Living room

10 Ways to Identify Clutter in Your Home

Boats on shore

Slow Down to Savor Life

Life & Living

Lemons

Making Lemonade

Morning coffee

Savoring Everyday Moments

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Choosing to be Happy

Home & Garden

Man moving a painting

Decorating the Empty Nest

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Your Beautiful Closet

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Living with Winter White

Entertaining & Holidays

Autumn entry. (Photo: HGTV)

Awesome Autumn Entries

Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkin

Jack-o-lantern

50 Ways to Decorate Pumpkins

At the Movies

Wild: From Lost to Found

Philomena

Philomena: A Study in Forgiveness

Edward Hicks. Noah’s Ark. 1846.

Noah: An Unholy Mess

In the Kitchen with Patricia

Tablesetting

Simplify Your Eating Habits

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The Skinny on Our Recipes

Rippled chips

12 Super Simple Healthy Snacks

Favorite Recipes

Spiced Pumpkin Cake Roll

Cheesy Chicken 'n Tater Tot Crock-Pot Bake

Cheesy Chicken ‘n Tater Tot Crock-Pot Bake

Hoedown Beef Barbecue

Tips, Trips, & Travel

On the road to somewhere

On the Road to Somewhere

Desert

Just Buy the Ticket

Travel the world

Traveling with Ease

Patricia and TomHi there! Tom and I are two empty nesters who decided to downsize and simplify our lives—lose the clutter and drama, travel a little, laugh a lot, sit back, and enjoy the simple pleasures life has to offer. Read more

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From Our Kitchen

Chunky Rigatoni Chili
Crock-Pot Sour Cream and Bacon Chicken
Cranberry Pineapple Pecan Mousse
Sausagekraut
Sweet 'n Tangy Crock-Pot Pork
Chicken Parmezip

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Trips and travels

Our Trips & Travels

Hand-carved, Great Northern steam engine by Ernest Warther.

When in Dover, Don’t Miss This

Sometimes the most amazing treasures can be found right in your own backyard.

Hand-carved, Great Northern steam engine by Ernest Warther.
THE HORSES OF WYOMING by Tom Schmidt, watercolor, 2012.
Pallet of soft green, offset by deep red earth.
Sunrise in Walnut Creek

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