Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Hey there my Lovelies! You didn’t keel over from the shock of seeing a post from me, did you? ...

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A Fabulous Design Star!

A Fabulous Design Star!

Confession. I stopped watching this season’s HGTV Design Star around the third or fourth ...

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My Therapists Have Whiskers

My Therapists Have Whiskers

One fine Sunday in July, hubs and I went out to breakfast. On the way home, we spotted a yard sale ...

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Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

My nesting gene has lain dormant the last few years, a function of limited space and limited money. ...

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Life as Dominos

Life as Dominos

One thing leads to another. Meeting so-and-so led to this-and-that, this-and-that led to meeting ...

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Stressful TV

Stressful TV

Okay, TV producers, showrunners and programmers, enough. I can’t take it anymore. Uncle, ...

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Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Random favorite vintage pattern. The abbreviation “n” here stands for ...

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Archives

Monthly Archive for: ‘December, 2008’

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New Year — New Page

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I’ve always thought of New Year’s as a hokey holiday — just some arbitrary date on a man made calendar. [...]

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Dream Plan Do

A Place of Her Own

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It looks like I am going to be sick for the final week of the year — just like the [...]

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A Tiny Townhome Christmas

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Little bits of holiday cheer here and there in every room of the house makes for a wonderful environment. My [...]

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Our Mantel 2008

A Mantel Sans Greenery

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This year, I donated the ugly gold-tipped garland we’ve had stored for 5 years. I used it once and hated it. [...]

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Santa Under Cloche

Der Belsnickel of Pennsylvania Dutch

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Perhaps it’s my German and Pennsylvania Dutch heritage that draws me to these rather stern versions of St. Nick. Whether a [...]

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Our Tree 2008

O Tannenbaum

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Our modest little table top tree, loaded with entirely too many ornaments — just the way hubby wanted it.  Believe [...]

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Back Entrance

The Back Door

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Well, it’s really our garage entrance. Let me explain. We live in a townhouse. To get to our front door [...]

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Fun in the Snow

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Before clicking on the video, turn off Baby It’s Cold Outside to the right. Enjoy!

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Vintage Ornaments Score

Beautiful Vintage Ornaments

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What a lovely score this weekend! Boxes and boxes of pretty baubles. Five sweet pastel Austrian ornaments. Love the dainty [...]

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Snowing In Colorado

Snowing In Colorado

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Ahhh. All it takes is a gentle snow fall to FINALLY get me in the Christmas mood. I just finished [...]

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