It’s good to be back online! Yesterday, our internet and cable were out due to high winds hence no post on Thursday. Today, I’m sharing our Christmas facade. I love decorating the outside of our home for any holiday. During the Christmas season, I enjoy a “natural” look. I was especially inspired by nature during Read More
Category: Christmas
Crunchy Peppermint Bark
I’m always looking for a new recipe and found just what I needed in the November/December issue of “Southern Lady.” (You know how I adore this magazine!) I recently made the Crunchy Peppermint Bark for our church’s cookie exchange, and it was a great hit… I just want to curl up in front of this Read More
Botanica Gardens Continues
Let’s continue our journey through the fabulous Botanica Gardens garden and home shop here in LR! If you need a Christmas gift, you will definitely find something fantastic… You feel the Christmas spirit as you walk into Botanica! I am loving all of this fab green!!! And just last week I mentioned this wonderful gift Read More
Christmas Cocktail Party
Tis the season for enjoying time with family and friends! And entertaining!!! I love to host a gathering. I can vividly remember as a child my parents entertaining often. I also learned early in life that when you entertain projects finally get completed! And I’m talking huge projects when it came to my parents (like Read More
Christmas Cookie Exchange
My church hosted their annual Christmas cookie exchange this past Sunday evening. Not only were there treats to be eaten, but there was also a true entertainment treat…my dear friend, Dorcas, from the Dorcas House and her two beautiful daughters, Elizabeth and Abigail, sang for us!!! The ballroom was beautifully decorated, eggnog was served with Read More
Botanica Gardens
Botanica Gardens is a wonderful floral design shop here in LR! The oh so talented owner, Chris H. Olsen, was featured on my blog Friday. Chris is a leading landscape designer, has the best eye for detail, and loves color! Botanica recently hosted their holiday open house. Another dear family friend, Donna, and I went shopping Read More
What I Am Reading
As you know, I don’t have time to read a novel per say; however, I do have time for design books and magazines! My series “What I Am Reading” continues today with Chris H. Olsen’s fabulous “Five Seasons” book!!! Chris Olsen is a dear family friend and is gifted with an incredible eye for detail. Read More
St. Nicholas
December 6 is known as the feast day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Orthodox Church. We celebrate this saint’s wonderful virtue of giving. In America, we also celebrate the jolly man better known as Santa Claus. In honor of St. Nicholas, I’m sharing my Possible Dreams Santa collection with you… When I met Read More
Our Nativity
Each year, we begin decorating for Christmas by displaying the Nativity. Our Nativity has a place of honor on the entry hall table as you enter our home. It is the very first Christmas item taken out of the box. After all, the Nativity is the “reason for the season!” This Nativity is special to Read More
Culinary Club Christmas
Every Christmas season, Culinary Club meets at a restaurant for dinner, and we exchange homemade food gifts. It’s a true treat, and we look forward to this special time together. Plus, it’s always fun and exciting to see what gifts await us. We have had many delectable items in the past, and this year was Read More