A day set apart for rest. It is a day by God’s own words that is holy, to be kept holy. A good Sabbath Sunday with often includes family, grilling, naps, maybe a ballgame on TV, and playing board games. or cards. Often later before everyone heads home, leftovers. OBSERVING the sabbath Church is how our Sundays usually start with…
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Casual and elegant come together for a beautiful table! Farmhouse blue check tablecloth, Lenox china, daily silverware and paper napkins come together for a casual elegant table! My parents always said there was no use having china and silver and not use it. They also thought children learned manners when eating at a nicely set table in the home or out….
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A rose by any other name is still a rose…Sloppy Joes or Neat Janes….??? neat janes? What are ‘Neat Janes’? You may ask. We did. It was an easy meal of sloppy joes with a twist. Sloppy joes served in hot dog buns the kids told us. The buns sides totally keep the sloppy from squeezing out. It can also…
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“We women have to have a voice in things.” Mamie Eisenhower https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/press-releases/evenings-ease-mamies-world Though they purchased this home and property in 1949, Ike and Mamie did not actually move in until 1955. It was the first home they own! During the presidental years, they took weekends here or at Camp David. As I looked at Mamie’s time as Ike’s wife, I…
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Global influences on my home design reflect my chldhood creative side and moving multiple times across the globe to today! Interior designer My mom kept it. I don’t know why it survived and other work did not. It is a 6th grade essay titled “What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? ” My kids discovered it and…
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