Do you use your Advent pyrimids? It was the year to use the three with natural wood. The dining room is both rustic and elegant. Rustic because we live in a 220 year old farmhouse. Elegant because we inherited a stunning dining room set of reproduction Italian Renaissance. Usually our dining room is graced with traditional Old World elegance. Carved…
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This is the first week of Advent. It concludes Christmas Eve. Have you started decorating? Me? Barely. Have you started shopping? A little. Week recap Honestly, I am behind. We usually decorate Friday after Thanksgiving. Instead, after putting away Thanksgiving decorations and dishes with the help of Rob and Jess, we just relaxed. Even the little boys helped by…
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Plan, prepare ahead, and participate! Don’t get stressed out or stuck in the kitchen when hosting! You want to serve with love, don’t you? Serving with love even if sandwiches is totally easy! Make these ‘sliders’ for holiday leftovers with a side salad is just about the easiest and best!! easy eats for GATHERINGS Do you have…
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Gift wrapping can be fun and definitely creative! My mom was always a creative at wrapping gifts even in the early lean years. She was not only mom but also mentor for me in so many ways. When I first worked at a high end boutique after college before graduate school, I wrapped a present. It was part of what…
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Pork Chops with fig sauce makes a typical meal extra tasty and will impress your family and guests! My thoughts are turning not only to gift buying but to what to serve the holiday week! Yes, week. Family is coming; it is a winter home based vacation for us all so we want some extra special…
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