This Valentine’s Day For Two – 2023, tablescape has a lot of the familiar looks that most Valentine Tablescapes have. It is kinda hard to style something different when the popular colors are red and white and consists of hearts or heart shaped decor. However, here we go. Nothing is new on this table except…
My dear readers……it is almost time to be Welcoming In The New Year! I must confess that I originally posted part of this particular New Year’s post in 2017!!!!! Yep… 6 years ago! And then I reposted it again in 2019! Hmmmmmm there must be a pattern here. LOL Folks, I use these dishes and…
Folks, it isn’t Christmas until it’s Tamales!!! I published this post a few years ago and as I reviewed it for an update…I had to smile at my chubby hands and fingers and my black granite countertops, ….all before Pancreatic Cancer and our kitchen remodel. Even the old dining room chairs and outdated paint in…
“Snow was falling gently on the streets……, and people were hurrying home, their arms filled with gaily wrapped boxes and paper parcels from toy stores, candy shops, and bakeries. For it was Christmas Eve, and as twilight fell, the children throughout Germany waited in hushed expectation for night to arrive, and with it their gifts…
Psalm 86:12 “I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.” Those Were The Days, my friend! Much as I don’t like reading manuals, graphics or schematics, I am so grateful and thankful that technology has moved us into the 21st Century. We have…
Matthew 5:4. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Friends, a few years ago I posted this describing Dia de Muertos, a remembrance…. and since today is ‘All Saints Day’ or ‘Day of the Dead’, I wanted to re-visit it with you for an explanation of what today is all about. Knowing…
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven….” Folks, I love me some warm and cozy and if I add in a little yum…well, I am delighted. Yes, the Fall Season is upon us….and I have some Fall recipes to share with you. We start off…
And The Band Played On…… Psalm 105:2 “Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.” When Fall (or Autumn) arrives…it is literally Music to my Ears. Of course …music makes me think of a band, which in turn brings me to think of “and the band played on” . (Doesn’t…
What Do Mary Poppins, Martha Stewart and Marie Kondo Have In Common? Have ya got a minute? Great! Grab a cuppa (or a glassa) and lets talk. Mary Poppins‘ friend Bert…. in the movie of the same name, said: “Winds in the East, mist coming in. Like somethin’ is brewin’ and ’bout to begin. Can’t…
“Harvest Moon”….And the coming of Autumn. I think of the heat of those long Summer days fading, as the cool crisp days of Fall are beginning. In many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, the landscape silently explodes with vibrant colors of red, yellow, and orange. “It is the summer’s great last heat, It is the…