Welcome to the New Year my dear readers, and thank you for sticking with me all these years. I really appreciate your following me in my journey of leaving the busy world of business and jumping right into the busy world of blogging. It is you, my faithful readers, that keep me writing and taking…
I know Christmas of 2018 is long gone and we are well into January of 2019…. …..but as I was editing a few photos yesterday afternoon, I stumbled upon a Christmas tablescape that I had prepared way in the beginning of December. I thought about posting it for a bit and then decided to…
Do you remember the lyrics to the Christmas hymn “Silver & Gold”? It goes like this: “Don’t give me a mansion on top of a hill Don’t give me the world With a shallow thrill But just give me a Savior, My life He can hold I’d rather have Jesus than Silver & Gold “…
Flower of the Holy Night or better known as the Poinsettia! Did you know there is a National Poinsettia Day? Yep! and it is the 12th of December! AND did you know that the plant was known as the Flower of the Holy Night and it’s origin was Southern Mexico? Sit back, grab a cuppa…
Hello my dear readers….if it is Monday at 8.m….. it is celebrate your story # 158!!!!! Are you beginning to feel the rush for getting things done or are you one of those who has the shopping done, wrapped and sitting by the fire drinking hot cocoa? I have to confess I still have…
When I was a kid, I loved Christmas candy. Well, that and pony tails and bobbi sox and crinolines as I got older, but I never lost my love for peppermint. Before I go any further, I have to confess that I set up this tablescape last Christmas!! Yes, this is candy land re-visited. A…
Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes! I know, I know…This is too easy! Making these Mini strawberry cheesecakes is like taking candy from a baby,…. not that I have ever done that in my lifetime. OK, maybe that one time that the baby was about to pop a piece of candy into her mouth and we know how…
It is Celebrate Your Story Monday and another group of features for your enjoyment. I want to personally thank you all for not only reading our Celebrate Your Story Link Party but participating with us so that we are able to pick four feature posts. It is so exciting to see the posts and the…
Transitioning from Thanksgiving to Christmas Tablescape… What? You say! OK, Thanksgiving is over and now Christmas is on everyone’s mind as we decorate our trees and homes for the Christmas Holiday. I recently took a liking to these velvet pumpkins that everyone has been using in their Fall/Autumn Decor. But I didn’t want to pay…
Setting a pretty table, or not. We have all done it,… prepared a beautiful tablescape for our family Thanksgiving dinner. But it has not always been that way, for me anyway. We set a pretty tableescape because we want a beautiful showcase for our dinner….after all, we spend hours preparing that perfect feast and we…
Talking Turkey Thanksgiving Tablescape! Talking Turkey Thanksgiving Tablescape! Can We Talk? Turkey, I mean. Tis the time for delicious roasted turkey for our Thanksgiving feast and also a time to really, literally… put the turkey on the table. Ok, Thanksgiving isn’t until next week, but it will be here before you know it. I’m thinking…
Quoth the Raven,…’Nevermore!!!! I DO NOT like scary. I am serious. I usually try to make the “Halloween decor” more fun-like than scary, especially for the little ones… they don’t like scary either. In fact, I prefer to use the terms Harvest Party or Autumn Festival or Fall Festival when referring to the October festivities….