The bottlebrush mantle I have this year is cute and wintry and doesnât scream Christmas. Which has been my decorating goal this year. The retro look of bottlebrush Christmas dĂ©cor caught my eye a few years ago and I picked up a few adorable pieces mostly from World Market. World Market still sells the trees […]
My goal for this yearâs winter bedroom was a cozy look without looking Christmassy. So time for a new winter quilt, but the look for less. Warm bedding in our house usually goes from the beginning of December through February and I donât want to change everything out mid-season. So the search began for a […]
I jumped into the deep end this weekend and started Christmas decorating. Since I like to keep it pretty minimal I had everything finished up by Monday afternoon and the boxes back in the garage. And some of the sparkles vacuumed up. Roxy, of course, was a giant help. She immediately started taking ornaments out […]
The Keurig is my go-to for making coffee these days.  The French Press got relegated to the back of the cupboard. But then, I got inspired, and here are a few surprising ways I use the French press. With so many of my items hitting the donation bin, one thing Iâve kept is my French […]
Recently I came across a fool-proof bread recipe for the bread machine and thought what the heck. So I dug out the old bread machine from storage and took her for a test drive. Like everyone else, we bought a bread machine back in the day. And we used it. Or rather, hub mainly used […]
Checking in on a cozy late November Saturday morning and wondering what youâre doing this weekend. Shopping? Christmas decorating? Eating leftovers? Things are low-key in our home this long weekend. I have undecorated autumn and am not ready to put up any Christmas dĂ©cor yet. So itâs a little bare. But I know myself. If […]
I donât know about your neck of the woods, but around here? Around here things are already gearing up for the holidays. Letâs chat about it for November 2023 potpourri, shall we? A lot of really fun activities are popping up and I want to take advantage of every one of them. Especially if that […]
As we kick off Thanksgiving week, the seasonal shopping frenzy begins. Here are five gift-worthy books you might want to consider for the bibliophiles on your shopping list. And maybe if your loved one isnât really a reader, do not fear!  Some of these are more like picture books đ. Not only are these books highly […]
While a new home or kitchen remodel are not in the cards for us, it never hurts to look at pretty homes and today Iâm sharing a drool-worthy kitchen. Come along with me and see if you agree! Model home peeping has long been one of our hobbies. Itâs fun to see beautiful fixtures, finishes […]
Every year I share our communityâs Veteranâs Day activities. Most parts of the country have not-so-great weather right now, but not us! Itâs like the most beautiful 4th of July weather here. Last Saturday we attended the Veteranâs Day parade and I took some pictures to share with you. It all started with a flyover […]