It’s not often that I report back on Monday with what I did over the weekend (because usually I started a project that I didn’t finish so there’s not much to report on), but even though I did not one iota of Christmas decorating (whoops) this weekend, it was an excellent holiday time. Saturday I […]
There is a chance that perhaps I may have underestimated exactly what 40 magnolia stems looks like. Stuffed to the gills in the basement until I can decorate with them. And yes, Mr. Much More Patient is still running around in shorts. And yes, that’s a sneak peek of a thrift store find in progress […]
Gosh, here I was reveling in the extra-week-in-between-Christmas-and-Thanksgiving glow and all of a sudden it’s December and I’m freaking out a little bit. Every year I resolve to take time to actually enjoy the holiday season instead of scurrying around doing everything, and every year, I end up totally stressing myself out. The problem is […]
It’s the day before Thanksgiving so if there were ever a time to talk about food for the first time on the blog, I guess this is it. We go to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving every year and even though we have a rather small gathering, we of course make way too much food […]
I did my mantel twice this year. No sooner had I gotten the wreath up than I found out that the newspaper that had featured the house in the home and garden section was interested in doing a special Christmas cover shoot at our house. They were looking for a big fireplace in front which […]
I t’s been a bit since I’ve had a post here, but that’s because I’ve been busy Christmas-ing things up at our house. To say that I got a bit late this year would be something of an understatement. Since I’m sure most of you already have done your decorations, I’m not expecting to inspire […]
