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I’m finally wrapping up my Christmas preparations! It seems to take me as long as I have to prepare~ If Thanksgiving falls a week early, it takes the extra week :) I had several Pottery Barn shopping bags this holiday season~ several were double bagged for the weight of my gifts & purchases. Too pretty…
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas just like the one in 2010! I just hope we don’t have to wait another 63 years to see one :) Cooler temperatures and more seasonal December weather have my thoughts drifting towards a White Christmas~ prompting me to me pull out the snowmen, sprinkle some rock salt on…
A great little appetizer to serve for the holidays! The crab mixture can be made a day in advance, then the bite-size cakes are baked in a mini muffin tin with a crust of Parmesan cheese and panko bread crumbs. Serve with Chive Aioli. I’m always hoping to reel in some quick and easy…
I’ve spent more time decorating my Potting Shed than my house this Christmas season :) Santa came early and gifted me with a ladder to use in my Potting Shed, or rather a Hatherley Lattistep :) To big to be wrapped and go under the tree, it’s standing in as a tree of sorts, (thank…
I’ve been bird watching. . . Anxious to spot some Chickadees, ever since some nested on the porch briefly last January. This variety of Chickadee used to be common in my neck of the woods, but have been scarce for almost a year now. Chickadees are primarily found in deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous woodlands so I’ve been searching…
Nothing makes me jollier than Jolly Old St. Nicholas and a little sunshine in December! Well maybe a little shopping at HomeGoods :) While we typically use our porch nine months out of the year, it’s been unseasonably warm and perfect for porch dining this December! Only pine cone and boughs-of-holly napkins, along with plaid…
A make-ahead, healthy and flavorful holiday appetizer that comes together in 10 minutes! I’m always on the look out for make-ahead appetizers for the holidays! Cranberry Salsa was in Christmas With Southern Living and comes together in 10 minutes. Factor in that it’s also colorful, fresh, healthy and a tasty addition to serve to your…
We spent the weekend in Charleston, SC~ where it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas~ even if it doesn’t feel like Christmas with 75 degree temperatures. Charleston is known as The Holy City, due to the numerous church steeples that can be seen rising above the otherwise low-rise skyline. Religion is deeply embedded in Charleston’s culture~with over 400 places of…
I’ve been admiring everyone’s elegantly appointed Christmas trees, beautifully decorated mantles, and festive stairway garlands~ Meanwhile, I’m decorating my Potting Shed and raiding my husband’s tackle box for our dock Christmas tree :) It’s a good thing he doesn’t have a fishing trip planned anytime soon :) My husband’s grandfather’s tackle box is under the…