Manda.
I really like the layout. I am learning blogs and will need to pick up Blogs for Dummies.
One comment is the repetitive layout and scheme you are using for most pages on the site. One has to scroll down to view the postings. Maybe a drop down list at the top, with the topics to choose from.
I am a web developer in Austin. I have avoided blogging as I just don’t have the time, but I have a client who is forcing me to learn to customize her blog. The site I built is https://www.farmhousedelivery.com/recipes.html . She wants her blog page on recipes to be the same layout as the recipes.html page as she will post recipes, solicit comments and this will serve to be the recipe archive. I have found the template iNove. What template did you use. Would it be a matter of starting from a template that closely matches the layout and customizing it to match the site?
Good job. Glad to find your site.
Mark Kolar
Austin, TX