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…
Although we’re lakeside, I set a table to celebrate A Coastal Christmas for my Blue Crab Bay Stoneware Giveaway! For a table covering, a quilted coverlet with nautical stripes provides the quintessential red to celebrate a Coastal Christmas and to pair with the blue stoneware. My 4 Place Settings of Blue Crab Bay Company Stoneware were hoisted ashore…
I’m jumping into December with Both Feet~ Embracing the Christmas Season! My Potting Shed along with my wellies :) are dressed in greenery~ Leyland cypress, cedar, pine, magnolia, holly, nandina berries, and pine cones were added to watering cans and my window box~ replacing the harvest of mums, and gourds for Thanksgiving. A pastoral village scene…
Trimming the tree is one my favorite Christmas traditions~ I enjoy pulling out the ornaments and taking a walk down memory lane. My Shiny Brites and vintage ornaments~ glittered and flocked~ add a little nostalgia with their soft colors and time-worn patina. While some ornaments offer Christmas wishes & messages. . . I find myself wondering what…