Everything and More
This Christmas, I do hope that you have everything and more than you really need…which is the category where I think most of us fall. It was fun to watch the kids open their presents and see their faces. Some Read More …
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Twinkle Lights and Dreams
As we close in on the last couple of days before Christmas, we start our annual tradition of decorating the tree. Up until now, it has been just fresh evergreen and aromatic; now it is filled with twinkle lights and Read More …
Love the Substitute
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
Days Then Hours
The count down to the holidays start with weeks of planning…it always seems like we have more than enough days then hours left, until – just like that – it is over. There is always great anticipation, a little bit Read More …
Everybody Around the Table
In our home and all of our family, we have an age old tradition where we say grace and then finish with a sing-songy affirmation of how we love everybody around the table. My grandmother started this (probably my grandfather, Read More …
The 7 Stages of the Holidays
While this may not apply to everyone, here are what I think are the 7 stages of the holidays. Anticipation. Planning. Shopping. Nervousness. Work. Accomplishment. Relief. Many of these stages require coffee, others require patience. Some just need you to Read More …
Anticipation
Every day there is so much anticipation for the next big thing…this week, it is Thanksgiving. Then, the shopping-ist day of the year for many. Then, the weekends of seek and find, looking for the perfect gift. Then, the parties Read More …
Christmas Cookies
Tonight, we had Christmas Cookies for dinner… …and then, after the evening’s walk – drive – and dash from house to house – we had lasagna for dessert. Annual house tours, whether they celebrate winter, spring, summer or fall are Read More …
Imperfect World
We do live in an imperfect world. We cannot always be right, look beautiful or be on time. We can however, do our best. If we don’t think we are at our best, we can… apologize that we aren’t able Read More …
As Long As…
Well, there are probably a lot of ways to end this beginning phrase, “as long as”, but all I really wanted to say was this: every year, we celebrate milestones. Every year, we take pictures. Facebook (and now Snapfish) send Read More …