Everyone loves a repeat customer…the work really, terribly hard to get your attention and keep it. They are friendly, polite, offer benefits to those who come back again and again. Even better, when you are the repeat customer and you Read More …
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 …
Over this long holiday weekend, did you give yourself permission? To over indulge? or To say no to another slice of pie even though they already cut it for you? To buy nothing? or To buy everything you needed/wanted to Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …