This is the first Christmas in a long time that we’ve had with snow on the ground. Virginia had a gigantic snow storm while we were in Vermont and we missed all of the excitement. Christmas Day here brings freezing rain instead of snow. We had a very nice Christmas Eve dinner here last night…
It’s vacation time for the Sweet Peas. We are driving all day today to reach our destination, Vermont!! We are skiing Friday through Monday and then relaxing at The Woodstock Inn until Wednesday when we make the long journey back to Virginia. Our laptop is dead and didn’t come with us, so I won’t be…
My mom, aunt, cousin, and I went on a historic home tour in Staunton, VA weekend before last. It was very interesting to have the opportunity to see the inside of five very pretty homes. The first house was oh so pretty, but no photographs were allowed inside. I loved the porch on the front…
Do you need a quick gift to make for friends, family, or coworkers? If so, consider trying these irresistible sugar coated pecans. Sugar Coated Pecans 2 egg whites 1 T water 1 T vanilla 2 pounds pecan halves 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon Directions: 1. …
Blogland has been full of great tutorials on how to make coaster sets. I have a whole box of white tiles left over from our bathroom remodel and knew that this was a project that I really wanted to try. I cut scrapbook paper to size and applied it with Modge Podge. Can you believe…
I’m joining Joan at Anything Goes Here again this week for Vintage Christmas Monday. If you missed my post last week, you can see it here. Be sure to visit Joan’s blog to see all of this week’s vintage Christmas treasures. One of my favorite Christmas decorations to use in my kitchen is this vintage…
When I saw these stars in Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazine, I knew that I would have to make a few. They are incredibly easy to make. All you need is paper, scissors, and a stapler. I used contractor’s paper that comes on a big roll because I knew that Mama could use the rest of…
I’m joining Joan at Anything Goes Here for her third Vintage Christmas Monday. If you are a lover of vintage or antiques, check out Joan’s blog. My mother has very fond memories of her neighbor’s Econolite sitting on top of the tv from when she was a child. We found one at an antique sale…
I used the tray that I got last Friday (scroll down if you are new) for an arrangement for my dining room table. I started by digging candles out of my supply closet. Amanda of Imperfectly Beautiful inspired me to cover my candles with some pretty tissue paper. I then tied on burlap strips and…
I’ve been itching to make an ornament wreath after seeing so many in blog land over the past few weeks. I decided to do an ornament wreath with a twist, our monogram.Mr. SP made this wire form for me a few years ago and I never used it. I intended to cover it with greenery,…
Mama and I had high hopes of working on her Walnut Avenue house on Friday, but we ended up shopping instead. We didn’t hit the mall or any big store, just small stores. We started off in Stuarts Draft at The Cheese Shop, a store owned and operated my Mennonites that sells bulk food and…
Have a wonderful day celebrating with those you love. We will be spending the day at my Mom’s farm. This will be our last Thanksgiving on the farm as next year Mama will be living on Walnut Avenue. Speaking of Walnut Avenue, Mama and I will work on the house tomorrow. I have so much…