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  • Buzzing Bees in the Meadow on Meadow Ave

    I’m not really a cut flower vase kinda girl. So when my hubby planted a Meadow for me, well, he simply has my heart. We happen to live on Meadow Ave ~ so now we have a Meadow filled with… Continue reading

    Buzzing Bees in the Meadow on Meadow Ave
  • Marble Pound Loaf Cake

    This past weekend the air had a Fall Vibe to it with the unseasonal change in temps. ~ I am not a fan of Summer ~ so the fall vibes were welcome here. and I made a delicious marble pound… Continue reading

    Marble Pound Loaf Cake
  • Northern Girl Southern Sweet Tea

    I was never a huge fan of tea ~ then again I am an 80’s girl and tea to me was mixing a powder from a can with water. Then as the years rolled along and I married ~ my… Continue reading

    Northern Girl Southern Sweet Tea
  • a new sewing corner, a pincushion and a cloth calendar skirt

    My creative business ‘life’ has taken a hard right turn over the past year or so and although there has been some crying, kicking and screaming ~ the other side of it all isn’t so bad. Picking myself up by… Continue reading

    a new sewing corner, a pincushion and a cloth calendar skirt
  • 2026 Easter Collection

    hippity hop, Easter’s on its way! our new ‘Classic Amy Joanne’ 2026 Easter Collection is here! We’ve dreamed up the ideas, drew up the plan, gathered the goods, ordered the packaging, created the products, added the artful touches and wrapped… Continue reading

    2026 Easter Collection
  • BBQ Burger Stack

    We had extra Texas Toast in the freezer that I didn’t want to go to waste since enjoying our last Stackable meal from Paula Deen (Shep Pie Stack here). I didn’t have to go far to find a completely different… Continue reading

    BBQ Burger Stack
  • Creative Cottage Living ~ Wintering

    Classic Amy Joanne, my cottage life …where life is about using the good dishes for ordinary everyday dinners. It’s where aprons are back in fashion, crochet snowflakes hang in our window and making the bed starts the day off right.… Continue reading

    Creative Cottage Living ~ Wintering
  • using time wisely

    I tell myself all the time, just start with one thing….just start something, anything. 10 minutes can accomplish something. I know that one thing started is better than none and one thing will lead to another. I tell myself don’t… Continue reading

    using time wisely
  • I now know who I am

    If you have been here for a while you know how ‘things‘ have been over the past year or so (read here) and (here) and (here). I have spent time stuck on the path at the fork in the road… Continue reading

    I now know who I am
  • the why

    So why did you ‘close’ your business Amy? ….for those that are curious and asked since reading my last post (here). Well, I didn’t really ‘close‘ my business. ‘Transition’ is a better word. It is still my dream to ‘carry-on’… Continue reading

    the why