If you are a child of the 80’s, you will remember this commercial. Where’s the Beef? Growing up, we always had a freezer full of meat. My dad bought a side of beef at a time, so we always feasted like kings. The agriculture teacher at my school who farms on the side recently butchered…
I’ve shared my love of pottery planters time and again on this blog. I’ve been lucky to find many while thrifting or antiquing and love to use them for decorating or for function. After Christmas I used some of my white and yellow pieces for kitchen decorating. I like that I can enjoy them on…
Winter. Cold. Snow on the Ground. Brrr… I love decorating with the seasons, winter included. My kitchen table sports a bowl of glittered pinecones and silver pinecone candle holders. White candles add another wintery touch. The Christmas Poinsettias are still looking good and I’ll keep them around as long as they don’t make too much…
Did you make a goal for 2011 to get into shape or to tone some of your trouble spots? If you did, I’d like to offer a little help. I’ve decided to start a series called “Fitness Friday.” My plan is to showcase exercises that I’ve found to really work. Many of us have goals…
Do you like Bath and Body Works products? I do, but only certain ones. This Christmas was the first year that I didn’t receive a single B&BW gift. I couldn’t believe it. The day after Christmas I placed an order, only buying sale items. I may have gone a bit overboard. I have to be…
I really don’t know what we’d do without a basement. I can’t imagine where I’d possibly store all of the things that I have squirrelled away down there. We are lucky because our basement really doesn’t feel like a basement. It gets good light and it is dry, thanks to running a dehumidifier year round. …
Many bloggers have listed organization as a goal for 2011. My house is definitely not as organized as I would like to be, but there are some areas in our house that we’ve come up with systems that work that I thought I’d share. We have a lot of sports equipment: boating stuff, biking stuff,…
I usually don’t pay a lot of attention to big contests, but this one really intrigues me. This year’s HGTV dream home is in one of our very favorite places, Vermont. Wouldn’t this be perfect for us? We could take a ski vacation in the winter and a biking vacation in the summer. If I…
Happy New Year! Did you have a fun time last night ringing in the new year? Honestly, I don’t really enjoy New Year’s Eve celebrations, mostly because I dislike staying up late. I do enjoy dressing up, so celebrate we did by attending a dinner/dance at our club. Before we left we took a few…
I am lucky to have plenty of cabinets in my kitchen and a nice sized pantry. I’ve been wanting to make better use of my pantry space, so this week I took advantage of my days off to take time to do a little pantry organization. I admire bloggers who stencil their pantry walls or…
Did you keep your 2010 resolutions? Do you even remember the resolutions that you made?? Last year I set some goals for myself instead of making resolutions. Want to see how I did? Below are the goals that I set on December 28 at 7:12 am for 2010. My Goals: 1. Get back into…
Can you believe that Christmas is just a few days away? I sure can’t! The tradition in our family is for me to host Christmas Eve dinner and for Mama to host a mid-afternoon meal on Christmas Day. I’ve debated what to cook for a while now and I think I’ve finally figured out what…