How do you decorate a winter table? If your home is like mine, Christmas is put away, and there are blank spaces on tabletops and shelves. This is not the case for my friend sweet Janet who can do everything perfectly. Recently she hosted our ADK meeting, and her dining room table was absolutely stunning. I […]
Ideas can take years to incubate. At least that is what happens to me. This story began many moons ago. Was it one year, two years, or more? I honestly can’t remember. What I do remember is that one day I found four brass English wall plaques at a thrift store. They were 75 cents each. […]
Many moons ago Ever-Lovin’ mentioned he liked lions. You have to realize – Ever-Lovin’ seldom if ever says he likes something, and when he does, I go out of my way to try to please him. Thus, I began collecting lions to give him – and we do have our fair share of lions. For […]
The Urban Dictionary has this to say about the phrase “Luck of the Irish”: This isn’t luck at all, but more of an attitiude, a positive look at a bad situation. The Irish didn’t survive a potato famine, and being treated as 3rd class citizens upon their arrival to the U.S. (til the mid-late 1900’s) […]
Christmas decorations are put away. More exactly – they are crammed into the closet. The home’s feeling a little bare. I wanted the dining room table to be wintery, cozy, and inviting. Here is how it began. While shopping the Pottery Barn sale (Wish I would have gone earlier.), Ever-Lovin’ said, “That hedgehog is cute.” […]
Beautiful – Absolutely beautiful! Seeing touches of autumn at The Mrs.’ home made my heart go pity-pat. Oh, how I loved the pumpkin topiaries that greeted us at the front door. I kept walking outside just to look at them. It could not have been easy to find the right shape, color, and size of […]
Twins – Yes, Seth and Jessica are expecting twins. This is about the most excitement we have had for some time. Lambs decorate the twin’s nursery. Love that – To me it says soft, cuddly, and watched over by The Good Shepherd. We wanted to the shower to have a lamb theme. Your truly scoured the […]
The days are cooler, and it is official autumn. I thought it time I got out a little of my “fall decor”. Honestly, there are only a few touches of fall so far, but I thought I would share what is happened in the dining room. I love white pumpkins and have bought several through […]
Suzanne and Leslie invited the group to their home after our Friday night dinner. It is unbelievable all they did for our 50th Class Reunion. Not only were they in charge of planing the entire reunion, but they also had a gathering in their home, and provided Tortilla Roll-Ups for a gathering on Saturday afternoon. […]
Working on the Easter table decorations is like playing house. The process is both fun and frustrating. First I drug out almost every possible tablecloth, placemat, and napkin I own. (It is a characteristic I inherited from my mother. I love to see all my possibilities and choose what I want to use.) I got […]
