Hygge and my favorite candles ever

Hygge (apparently pronounced hue-guh not hoo-gah like we all thought) is a Danish concept that has been everywhere for a while, and as I am always late with everything, I thought it was about time…

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Design work and winter in the mountains

 Winter is here.  I love winter. The reality is, though, I embrace the season I’m in because to wish for something else, seems to take away the enjoyment of living in the present.   I had…

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Christmas at Balsam Mountain Preserve

Once again, I had the pleasure of creating some Christmas spirit at beautiful Balsam Mountain Preserve. I added some holiday decor at the Boarding House, and by the front entrance which I’ll show later. The…

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What? You don’t like fruitcake??

If there is one food I cannot go through Christmas without, it is my mother’s fruitcake. Yes, I said  it — fruitcake. “Fruitcake (or fruit cake) is a cake made with chopped candied fruit and/or…

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North Carolina farmhouse Christmas porch

I was super excited to find out we were going to get snow before Christmas! It seems like forever that we actually had snow during the season.  The porch this year is a mix of…

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Christmas Home Tour

I’m so excited to invite you all in for the Christmas tour of our little house in the mountains of Western North Carolina and thankful to Marty for inviting me again. She’s the sweetest, and…

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Super simple Thanksgiving table

It certainly seems like this season is flying by at warp speed, so I got myself together and set my Thanksgiving table.  I went super simple this year, mainly because I wanted to use the…

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Setting the Thanksgiving table

Let’s talk about the Thanksgiving table, shall we?  I love Thanksgiving so much and always look forward to it. We have spent many Thanksgivings either with troops and families overseas, or sharing with neighbors in…

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