Can you believe that it’s the start of a new year? The older I get, the quicker the years pass by! This card is from my grandmother’s collection. I can’t read the date that it was sent but based on the other cards from her collection, it would be from 1905-1910. I enjoy using her…
Did you make goals for 2013? I never make resolutions for the new year but I do like making goals. I like making goals and definitely like checking items off a list as I complete them. Let’s see how I did with my 2013 goals. Home Goals I made three home goals and only…
Wow, another year of blogging has gone by so very quickly. At the end of the year it’s fun to look back at the posts that were most popular with readers. Since it’s 2013, I’m looking back at my top 13 posts of the year. #1 DIY Pallet Wine Rack Mr. SP and I…
When was the last time that you’ve had a corn dog? For me, it was a long, long time until recently. My love of corn dogs started in elementary school. I can remember dipping my corn dog into a puddle of mustard on my tray and enjoying the combination of hot dog, the crunchy and…
I am excited for the new year and beginning new projects in our home. Painting furniture and accessories is such a wonderful way to give new life to items that you are maybe not so excited about anymore. Or maybe you found that great side table at a yard sale, and you just need…
I hope your 2013 Christmas is a very merry one! We are looking forward to spending the day with my mom and Mr. SP’s dad. Fried oysters are on the menu and we always look forward to that! Sherman sends Christmas greetings, too! This little guy is sure to be spoiled by Santa! Enjoy your…
After the Okemo ski portion of our Vermont vacation, we headed to Woodstock, VT to stay for a few days at The Woodstock Inn. Isn’t it lovely? While we were there we played tennis, relaxed, and did some sight seeing. Directly across from the inn is a covered bridge that you can either walk or…
This spring I found a racketball racket in the trash and saved it for wreath making. I’ve made tennis racket wreaths in the past and knew that a smaller racketball racket would be perfect for a holiday Poinsettia wreath. How to Use an Upcycled Racketball Racket to Make a Poinsettia Wreath Supplies This post contains…
Last weekend we drove through a big snowstorm for our much anticipated vacation to Vermont. If you are a long time reader, you know that one of our favorite vacation destinations is Vermont. We started our love of Vermont vacations with an inn-to-inn bike trip for our honeymoon in 1994 and have traveled there many…
Welcome to Throwback Thursday! Are you rockin’ and rollin’ through this last week before Christmas? It’s such a wonderful time of year but also a busy one. This week I’ve shared two projects that I love. I’ve had so much fun the past couple of months crafting items for Christmas. It just may be hard…
Last week I had so much fun participating in a virtual cookie exchange with 29 other bloggers. As you can imagine, my cookie file is now full of many new recipes to try. I shared Iced Ginger Cookies for the cookie exchange. This cookie recipe was shared with me by my friend Jeannine and is…
I wanted to create a fun and unique table runner for my kitchen for the Christmas season. The Striped Drop Cloth Table Runner that I created has been one of my favorite projects for this Christmas. Alternating stripes of green and red accented with red pom-pom trim make a drop cloth turned table runner festive…