It’s Ground Hog Day my friends …And as of 8:30 A.M., Punxsutawney Phil confirmed this by seeing his shadow. All I really know is the weather here in SW Florida is COLD! 35 degrees for this area is plenty cold and I know many up North are huddled in blankets and heavy clothing. Actually my…
Love Is Everything, Valentine’s Day 2026….I know I am a hopeless romantic and I love to set a candlelight table for me and my Captain. I am fortunate the Captain is very romantic also. He is always up for my impromptu picnics or late night walks along the beach or riding camels up Mt. Sinai…
Good Morning from Frosty Florida! I enjoy getting out of bed at first light, grabbing a cup of coffee from the Keurig… or as in these days, a cuppa hot tea and head out to our courtyard as the songs of the various birds gently take me into the start of a new day. However…
Matthew 6:26 : “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Do you love birds? I certainly do. Then perhaps you will like my post today, Birds Of A Feather! Last week…
Well, here we are into the new year, 2026. I remember as a child thinking the 1st day of the new year would somehow be ‘noticeable,’ …but then I thought the same thing about going across the state line between Kansas and Missouri. I was a bit disillusioned when Missouri looked and felt like Kansas. …
Dear ones, can you believe we have come to the end of 2025? Actually, this is probably the most relaxing week of the year… the week between Christmas and New Years Day. Gone is the flurry of Thanksgiving preparation thrusting us quickly into Christmas with all the decorating, shopping, wrapping and of course food prep…
The clock is ticking down and we will soon be at the beginning of a New Year…and I have a confession to make, This is my favorite tablescape of all the table settings I have put together over the last 15 years or so. Plus, I have some delicious simple recipe suggestions for your New…
Friends…my daughter sent me 3 large beautiful Poinsettia Plants that I want to share with you. They are in birch baskets with beautiful red plaid tartan bows! Imagine my surprise when the florist’s delivery man stood at my door holding one large plant and surrounded by 2 other large plants. I was speechless to say…
Biscochito Cookie Recipe Straight From New Mexico! It is hard to believe but Christmas is just 2 weeks away! Yikes! It seems like we just sat down to the Thanksgiving meal and now it is time for Christmas. Have you been doing a lot of Holiday baking? I have been making cookies and candy…
I have a confession…I like to paint. If it comes to me in blue…I am going to paint it pink! I spray paint to get the color I like as I did with the black candle stands you see below. So come on over. The teapot and coffee pot are on…Do you hear the tea…
The Winter Holiday is one of the most important times of the year. Christmas 2025 The Reason For The Season! Doesn’t it bring to mind all the wonderful sights and sounds of Christmas? I have often thought about how Christmas was celebrated in Colonial times and of course we have a lot of history to…
This is Hello Autumn Dining At Villa de la Luna! Hello Autumn! Friends this was a Thanksgiving tablescape from 2017 and I would like to share it again. And yes, I still have all the table elements these 8 years later. I just can’t part with anything. I am so glad you are here…and…