Falling Foliage Christmas is drawing ever closer and I am keeping busy with the endless list of projects that accompany it. We bought a small tree on Saturday, the smallest one we have ever purchased. I decided I didn’t want to move all my […]
Giving Recently, I joined an ornament swap over at The Enchanting Rose. Stephanie has been hosting a Tea Cup Swap every year and I have been dying to participate but have yet to sign up. A few weeks ago I decided on a […]
Up-Cycled Have you seen all the gorgeous up-cycled pieces of furniture on Pinterest? I love that people are turning old pieces of junk into one of a kind pieces of art. I have saved many pieces that are destined for the trash, much […]
It’s Wonderful… We had a wonderful weekend with family celebrating all of our blessings from God. After the food and fun, we spend a relaxing few days together playing games, watching movies and of course, eating leftover turkey and pie. By day three, hubby […]
It’s Time! Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am finally in the Christmas mode. My hubby has a rule that there is no Christmas music or decor in our home until after Thanksgiving. But sometimes, I play Christmas music when he is not home. […]
Blessings As Thanksgiving draws near, it is just another reminder of all the blessings that God has bestowed upon me. It is a great time to reflect and ponder. I know that all the wonderful things that have happened in my life are not […]
The Tribe As the holidays grow closer, I am looking forward to spending more time with friends and family. Once a month, our church ladies (young mothers) meet with our children and spend time together to eat and talk about parenting, life and whatever […]
Catching Dreams Dream catchers are in again. Even macrame is making a comeback and I find myself wanting to get in on the trend, despite the 70’s influence. I didn’t live through that decade, but I associate the 70’s with barf colored polyester, geometric shapes […]
Birds Surprisingly, I heard birds singing today. It was a balmy 70 degrees outside, I noticed new blooms on my rose bush and it doesn’t seem at all like fall. The only thing I have left to do in my garden is dig up my […]
Tea “Take Life One Cup at a Time” has been my moto as of late. As the holidays draw near, I have been thinking a lot of all the things that need to be done and that tends to put the stress on. My tea […]