Welcome to my Christmas kitchen! Last year we traveled for Christmas and I chose not to decorate, so it has been a real pleasure this year to make my home festive for the season. It’s been several years since I’ve shared kitchen pictures with you, so I’ll give a little bit of our…
In my family a relish tray is a staple on a holiday table. We all enjoy the olives and homemade pickles that are staples on the tray. I think my love of olives started early in life, probably because of the many relish trays that were passed around our family table. Entertaining is more casual…
Welcome to the first annual Home for the Holidays Blog Tour bought to you by my friend Sondra Lyn from Sondra Lyn at Home and co-hosted by Michele from Our Rosey Life. I am delighted to be part of this talented group sharing projects this week. Here is the line-up for the week: Monday –…
Can you ever remember not hearing or singing The Twelve Days of Christmas? I know I can’t! This year I joined a group of bloggers to bring you a week’s worth of Christmas cheer inspired by this traditional Christmas song. My mantel’s theme for this Christmas season is Four Calling Birds. My mantel design started…
It’s finally here, the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas! I’m starting December by joining a group of blogging friends for a Welcome Home Christmas Tour. Each day this week we are sharing how we welcome others to our homes for Christmas. Our home is on a corner lot and can be seen on…
Yikes! Tomorrow is December 1st! How is your holiday shopping going? I’ll admit that I’ve done more decorating than shopping and need to get busy. Do you have a gardener in your life for whom you need a few gift ideas? I’m sharing gift ideas that the gardener in your life is sure to…
Have you started your holiday shopping? I’ve barely made a dent in mine and am hoping to get a lot accomplished in the next week so that I can enjoy the season without the stress of shopping. Now that we can easily shop online, shopping isn’t nearly as stressful as it used to be…
Baking is one activity that I really look forward to at Christmas time. I like to make family favorite cookie recipes and I enjoy trying new recipes. Today I’m sharing a new favorite, Chocolate Crinkles. I found this recipe in a local cookbook written by a well known caterer, Maryanne Rhodes. The cookbook is only…
Today is November’s Themed Furniture Makeover Day and this month’s theme is red. Red is one of my favorite colors and I was excited to makeover a table that I found in a pile of trash on my way to school one day. I was already running late the day I spotted this table but…
I think we can all safely say that it is officially the holiday season. Thanksgiving is a little over a week away and Christmas will be here before you know it. The holiday season is prime time for cocktail party food. Do you need some new ideas? If you do, you are in the right…
Grab a few clothespins from your laundry room and use them to make a clothespin snowflake ornament, perfect for hanging on a Christmas tree. Are you looking for a fun and easy ornament to make for your Christmas tree? How about a snowflake crafted from clothespins? How to Make a Clothespin Snowflake Ornament You will…
A few weeks ago I shared five historic houses in my town whose fall porch decor I admired. Not only did I admire the decor, I admired the architecture of these five homes. Today I’m back with the second installment of “Eye Spy” in Lynchburg, Virginia, to share three historic mansions on Rivermont Avenue that I’ve…