Christmas preview…

I’ve been working non-stop since Friday, but I am still not quite finished with my Christmas decorating. I know I think too much and always end up changing things around, but I feel it’s worth…

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Red and white Thanksgiving

After thinking *way* too much about it, I finally set my Thanksgiving table. I will be hosting 11 people here Thursday, so I planned to have the adults sit at the table, and our children…

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Finally — Mother’s famous candy roaster pie with grandmother’s perfect crust!

I have been promising the candy roaster (alternative to pumpkin) pie recipe for months on my facebook page, and I was finally able to catch my mom in the pie-making process:-)   Here is the recipe along…

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Cozying up with my Yahyali

I always love “warming” up the house in the fall, but this year we seem to have totally bypassed fall and gone straight to the dead of winter. It was 15º this morning and the…

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In honor of veterans

Luis and I are so thankful for all who have served this great nation, as well as the families and friends who have supported them. For Veteran’s Day, we put together this video to tell…

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Thanksgiving inspiration…

If there is anything that I am “known” for on pinterest, it would be my Thanksgiving table settings — mostly ones with the box. As I plan this year’s table, I always like to look…

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Re-styling a china cabinet with — china

I mentioned last week in my music room post that I had restyled the cabinet my husband made. When Luis originally started the cabinet, I had intended to use china and silver, but when he…

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Giving thanks

Thanksgiving. It’s a word that conjures up all kinds of images from my childhood, and I have always loved it. Of course, I always looked forward to the amazing food we shared with either set…

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