It is elegant, livable and retro! It is the Gettysburg retirement home and farm of our 34th President ‘Ike’ Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie. LOcal Day Trip A little more than an hour away from our house is the Gettysburg National Military Park and The Eisenhower Home and Farm. It was a fine morning so Jim said. ‘Let”s go!’ One…
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What more can I say? These are our younger girls when we lived in a foreign place surrounded by chanting monks, prayer wheels and burning incense each day in our apartment courtyard where we lived. He was and is our refuge. We need that hope and shield even more as we live in a place where those thiings of the…
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Chinese New Year is February 10th this year. You still have time to plan fun table! The date is based on the lunar calendar which means the date changes every year. Other Asian counties often have different calulations for that day. Surrounding the lunar new year which is the big holiday off the year means schools are out, stores close…
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Love is in the Air! This romantic Valentine tablescape for two is an easy one to create. Easy but quietly elegant and very romantic! You don’t need to go out for Valentine’s. Here is all you need to create a beautiful romantic setting at home! Candle light with touches of the traditional red are all part of creating a soft…
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Baking Vanilla Crisps, old family favorire cookies last week was a treat for this grandma! Baking cookies with my grandkids is always fun!! Baking last week with my grandson with only the two was a sweet time! Vanilla crisps are easy to bake This is definitely an old favorite recipe. It’s the first batch of cookies I baked with Nancy,…
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