At least it was a small fire…

Hi everyone!  We got an unexpected surprise this morning when my husband put a cup of coffee in the microwave, and smoke started pouring out of it. Luckily, it was just smoke and the smell…

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Mother’s Franciscan “Apple” for Christmas…

As the Christmas holidays start to wind down this week with the celebration of “Three King’s Day” or “Los Tres Reyes Magos,” I wanted to share one more Christmas table from my mom’s dinner with…

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Feed sack lamp shade…

Hi everyone! I hope you are warm inside in this chilly weather!  I wanted to share a lamp shade I made from feed sacks… This lamp is one of two that came from Family Dollar…

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Christmas table…

 Merry Christmas everyone! I know you are probably tired of seeing “the box” but I am still really enjoying using it in different ways. Here is the table setting we had for Christmas… Once again…

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Finally, a little snow!

We have been a little warm this year here in the WNC mountains, but are finally getting a light dusting of snow… Still enjoying time with family and celebrating Christmas, which of course, lasts until…

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Merry Christmas!!

I want to say thank you to all of my readers!! Thank you all so much for all your wonderful comments, and for sticking by me when there were no posts for weeks at a…

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A Balsam Christmas…

Hi everyone! I was so hoping for a little bit of snow before I took outdoor photos, but this year it feels more like a tropical Christmas! My husband is perfectly happy with this weather.…

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Italian Countryside for Christmas…

Hi everyone! First, I want to say thank you to all of you who left comments last week in my marathon of posts! I am getting around to visit, although very slowly.  Today, I wanted…

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