I’m sharing with you today just a few of my favorite ideas for the upcoming holidays and Christmas season. Buying local products as gifts any time of the year is a great way to support the local economy and in many cases, small businesses. Most of these are available for shipping and you still have…
With the recent snow, not so much for Chattanooga, it always make you want a cup of cocoa. Or do you call it hot chocolate? Here’s my super simple cocoa bar on my beverage/wine crate in the corner of my kitchen. A few Santa mugs, candy canes and cocoa mix is all you need. These…
I wanted to share a couple of older blog posts and TV segments with you on why you don’t throw out old Christmas decorations. Use a little paint on most to update and make new. These are just a few of the “before” ideas you will find in Part 1 & Part 2. It seems…
To add color and design around the house, especially during the holidays, finding new uses for wrapping paper is just the way to do this. Check out dollar stores for a variety of colors and designs of wrapping paper. These projects were inspired from a placemat I saw at a decorating store. The nice large…
With Thanksgiving this week, I thought I would just do a quick round-up of some of my favorite recipes for this time of year. Of course, all of these I would enjoy at any time. Check out the link at the bottom for the TV segment with Pumpkin French Toast Casserole and Oreo Pumpkin Trifle. One…
When most people think of Thanksgiving Dinner – it’s usually the Norman Rockwell picture of a huge family sitting around the table with Dad getting ready to carve the big bird. For many that just isn’t the case. If that isn’t your family, or you just don’t want the mess, you may want to consider…
When traveling, we have fallen in love with staying at Bed & Breakfast Inns, especially in smaller towns. Recently in Roanoke, Virginia, this was never more true than when we found Black Lantern Inn at the suggestion of a friend at Black Dog Salvage Architectural Salvage. What a wonderful stay we had, courtesy of Chris…
Just a few days til Halloween but you still have time to make these tasty last minute Halloween treats. One secret to making these easy is by using premade items such as Little Debbie Snack Cakes and Rice Krispey Treats. You could start making a new tradition with your kids of just gathering up all…