Last week Amanda shared a cute tree that she attached to her wall and then had her girls decorate with leaves that said why they were thankful. I liked this project so much that I was inspired to do something similar at school with my 7th grade students. I made a tag board tree trunk…
Mama has a pretty Thanksgiving mantel in her family room this year. I kept admiring it while I visited her last weekend and thought that you might enjoy seeing it, too. I love the Bittersweet twisted through her arrangement. I’m pretty sure that my mother-in-law gave this to Mama as a Thanksgiving hostess gift one…
Mama has been busy hanging pictures on her stairway wall and it’s looking wonderful. The entry and stairs are one of my favorite areas of her Walnut Avenue house. These photographs are all relatives from my mom’s side of the family. Below is Mary Louise Harris, a cousin of my grandmother and niece of the…
I need to brag about my mom once again. If you are an old blog friend, then you know that my mom restored a 1912 house that was built by my great-great-uncle. If you are new, click on the Walnut Avenue tag on the side of my blog and you’ll be amazed at what my…
Halloween is over and it’s time for some of my favorite decorations, turkeys! I’ve been collecting Thanksgiving things for a number of years and very much enjoy the few short weeks that they will be on display. Love my Byer Thanksgiving couple, particularly the turkey the man is holding. Note the stamp on the platter;…
Going to the Chili Cook-off in Sedalia has become a much anticipated yearly tradition for me and for Mr. SP. This year the weather turned cold and it tried to snow but it didn’t stop us from tasting chili.Our friends, Gina and Elsie, went with us. The foliage in Sedalia was the prettiest that I’ve…
Did you make Shrinky Dinks as a kid? I did and always loved this fun activity. I recently made nearly free Shrinky Dinks with a few small groups of students at school and the kids loved the activity. How to Make Shrinky Dinks Check your recycle bin and desk drawer, you may have already have…
The days are ticking away and before we know it, it will be the Christmas season. One of my favorite things about Christmas is receiving cards. I particularly love photo cards from my friends with children. I love seeing how much the kids have grown over a year, particularly if the card is from a…
Halloween is definitely not my favorite holiday. I do have a few decorations that I enjoy using each year and mix those in with my fall décor. Our screened porch decorations are mostly fall themed with just a touch of Halloween. The cat gourd lamp is carved from a gourd that my dad grew. The…
After over a month of enjoyment, my front porch mums were ready to be replaced. Pansies would be a nice choice, but the deer will not leave them alone in this location, so I didn’t want to try that this year. I wondered what to use to spruce up this area and then remembered pumpkin topiaries…
I recently won two great giveaways. The first was through Stacy’s blog, Red Door Home for a $50 credit to Sheyna Jewelry. I had to chip in a little extra to get the earrings I wanted, but it was well worth it because I love them and have nothing else like them. Here’s what they…
Today we enjoyed a Sunday drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This year is not a spectacular year for leaf peeping but we still saw some pretty color. Here you see the James River with the town of Big Island in the distance. The Blue Ridge Parkway is just beyond Big Island. A drive on…