My Love for Gardening and Sunday Morning Coffee

I am about to embark on the second year of my kitchen garden, and I am so excited. Last year, my experience with spring gardening led to such a fruitful harvest!
I love writing my weekly Sunday Morning Coffee post. This is not only a place to share, learn, explain, dream, and have fun. It’s a place to share the things that genuinely make me happy.

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A few weeks ago, I posted about last year’s kitchen garden project, and I must admit there was quite a discussion on my Facebook page! There were a lot of questions and incorrect assumptions about my gardening, which made me laugh (and cringe at times).
Many people criticized me for planting a garden near exhaust smoke and cars. Of course, that made no sense, as they assumed we parked our vehicles in this space in our backyard. A car can’t get to our backyard since the driveway is covered with our raised vegetable beds.
The most frequent request was for pictures of the grown garden, so here they are! I cannot wait to share my gardening experience this spring very soon.

For a long time, I have described my gardening skills as mediocre. Why was that? I hadn’t taken the time to educate myself about gardening. For years, I was a spur-of-the-moment gardener.
I would decide it was time to garden (which was based on no research on the right time to plant or what to plant), race off to a big box store, and buy the biggest plants I could find. Based on what I read on the label, I would immediately plant them in the ground.
Usually, my efforts led to a short-lived garden with little success.
Until last year.
I am pleased to say that my kitchen garden was one of the most researched and thought-out projects I have done in a long time.
I can’t wait to improve it with all the gardening knowledge I gained. It’s going to be amazing.
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My Latest Project

I shared a sneak peek last week of my jean jacket embroidery project. The photo below shows what I initially thought I would be doing.

It turns out that this became one of those “make it up as you go along” projects that involve watching a YouTube video—or two. or ten.
The project has changed a lot since I started. Initially, I was going to use different fabrics, like those used in quilting.
But I had this fabric and cut the flowers from the inspiration fabric instead.

I debated, trying to decide whether to use free-motion stitch embroidery on my sewing machine or hand-stitch it with embroidery floss.
As you can tell, I chose the much more challenging option of hand stitching.
But I love it.

I promise to share the entire project when I am done.
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My Biggest Challenge This Week

I am speaking at the ALT Summit today in Palm Springs. It’s a conference I have been to for the last four years, and it’s a lot of fun. I have presented every year, and this year, my topic is:
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It’s a great topic, and I have many things to share.
Yet, all week, I struggled with my schedule as I had initially decided to drive to Palm Springs today, make my presentation, and drive back on the same day, about six hours of driving.
Fortunately, my husband decided that was a bad idea, so we came to the desert on Friday for a fun weekend of relaxing, golfing, biking, and embroidering (see above).
We will be driving back later today, and I am so happy my husband is much smarter than I am!

- Finish the jean jacket project.
- Plant and finish the kitchen garden.
- Finish two more new easter crafts.


Camille Styles shared The Art of Doing Nothing: How to Create Your Own Personal Retreat Day. We all need to unplug and rediscover ourselves.

Yum! Cup of Jo shared Pancakes That Taste Like Blintzes.

This Seaside sanctuary is so cool!

Here are 6 Kitchen Trends on Their Way Out in 2025, According to Designers. Of course, I strongly disagree with half of them!

Ok, these Cheesy Quesadilla Dippers
look delicious!

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And what a week it was!
- My Love for Gardening and Sunday Morning CoffeeI am about to embark on the second year of my kitchen garden, and I am so excited. Last year, my experience with spring gardening led to such a fruitful harvest! I love writing my weekly Sunday Morning Coffee post. This…
- DIY Clay Easter Egg DesignsI just made a set of adorable clay-textured Easter egg designs that look like delicate ceramic pieces—but they’re made from air-dry clay! The best part? This DIY project was surprisingly easy and incredibly fun. It produced stunning results that look beautiful…
- Seven Ideas for a Kitchen IslandKitchen Islands are not only practical but also increase the value of your home. Today, I am sharing my white kitchen islands and seven ideas for yours. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the many choices available for kitchen islands….
- My Favorite Easter Brunch Recipe IdeasToday, I am sharing some of my favorite Easter Brunch Recipe ideas. These recipes are amazing, and everyone in our family loved them! I used my favorite Easy Crab Cake recipe and created a menu with an “eggs benedict”-style entree, a…
- A Quick and Easy Primary Bedroom MakeoverA primary bedroom makeover can seem daunting, especially if it’s the last room in the house you’ve finally renovated. Interestingly, it should probably be the first, given its importance as your sanctuary. However, if you’re like me and are finally ready…
- Hand Painted Plastic Easter Eggs DIYI am so in love with these hand-painted plastic Easter eggs. All I did was paint them with a Sharpie pen! They make the best Easter decor. I was at the Beach House when I made these eggs, so the copper…


Martha shared the Ultimate Bridal Shower Checklist and Timeline for Celebrating the Bride-to-Be. This is awesome!

Spring is here (at least in my mind), and I have so much to share on my blog this week!
- How to Make Copper Foil Easter Eggs DIY
- The Truth About Eating a Healthy Breakfast: With Four Delicious Healthy Breakfast Recipes
- My Obsession With Abstract Wall Art
- Oreo Ice Cream Truffle “Martini” Desserts
- A Spring Refresh at our Airbnb Waco Home
- Lemon Decor for Your Table

- The Inspired Home Show – S5/V10
- The End of an Era – S5/V9
- Spring is Coming – S5/V8
- East Coast Travel – S5/V7
- The Best Place to Dine on Valentine’s Day – S5/V6
- Is Needlepoint a Dying Art? – S5/V5
- Crafting and Sunday Morning Coffee – S4/V4
- My Love For January – S5/V3
- A Week to Remember and Forget – S5/V2
- A Good Year – S5/V1
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