I received a lot of wonderful comments about my blue pumpkins and squash, but several people shared that they couldn't find them in their area. Well, that gave me an idea... I've been itching to...
Fall Decorating Update
Last time we checked in on my fall decorating, I had plopped a pumpkin in a dough bowl and called it a day. A couple of days later, I went to the farmer's market up the road for some apples and...
how I decorate for the seasons
I know as a home blogger, I'm supposed to crank out awesome new holiday projects weeks before each season starts. Well, I honestly don't do a lot to decorate for the seasons. I like to throw out a...
Victories, Defeats & Christmas in April
I'll start off with the victories. I made it through the first block (4 weeks) of P90x. I can already see and feel improvements in my fitness and have lost some pounds and inches. I'm going for...
Christmas Recap
Today was a wonderful Christmas. It was definitely one I will look back on with great fondness. First, we got about 3" of snow last night, which was magical for both Christmas Eve and...
my real Christmas table
I set a lot of fancy tables for photo shoots, but to be entirely honest, I'm much more of a paper plate and lap trays kind of hostess. I do love pulling out my fine china, linens and silver, but I...
Shop Lucketts Giveaway
If you've read my blog for any amount of time, you know I have a great fondness for the Old Lucketts Store. I loved shopping there for years and had the privileged of becoming a vendor there about...
more christmas decorating
I'll admit it. I was a bit of a loaf yesterday. I would try to get some work done, but I would end up standing in a room, staring around blankly. I finally surrendered to the fact that I was...
Decorating for Christmas
My tree is normally up the day after Thanksgiving, but this year we kept pushing it back. We were busy, yes, but a part of me was a little "Christmased out" from a few years of ornament making...
Traveling, Brushes & Country Living
I have no idea how people work in jobs where they have to travel all the time. I supposed they get used to it and get good at it - find the best places to eat, where to charge a laptop and iPad,...