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…
Coastal Florida Seafood Boil And Tablescape! Whoopee!!! I have always loved Spring and living in SW Florida our coastal climate for me is like a delicious frosting on a perfectly made cake. When I think of Spring, and the cooler days turn into warmer days…I think of a year full of rebirth and new…
Do you like a Tailgate Picnic? Raise your hand…I see you and you and you! But my hand is raised the highest, I think, Remember in school when you knew the answer to the question the teacher was asking and you couldn’t raise your hand high enough? You know that was to compensate for all…
I woke up today feeling a chill in the air. Yep! I live in Florida but just like most of the rest of the lower 48…it was cold. You might not call 41 degrees cold in your neck of the woods, but here in our little coastal city, 41 is definitely bone chilling temperatures. I…
I grew up in a very small town. Read less than 300 people. You know the place where every one knows your name and what you had for breakfast kind of town. The place where you walked to the downtown, which consisted of one block and a half before the houses took over both sides…
Sleighs, Trucks And Automobiles….and yes, my dear readers…the countdown is near! December is flying by…. Have you noticed how popular the little red trucks are in many Christmas decorations? I absolutely adore the little red truck with the Christmas wreath on the radiator (does anyone know what a radiator is any more?)…