I’m not a huge cookie fan, but at Christmas, it’s cookie time, and I indulge with a few varieties. I bought these cut glass cookie jars at least 35 years ago at the Williamsburg Pottery Factory in Virginia. I don’t fill them every Christmas, but because of nostalgia, I can’t bring myself to part with them either. With Covid this…
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it’s cookie time
inside a winter snow globe
Winter makes an entrance in central Ohio anytime around Thanksgiving, but comes in earnest by January. Snow for Christmas is a rather rare treat. But this year, we are on our second incredibly beautiful snow. A wet snow that clings is stunning in all its glory. It transforms everything from drabness to winter splendor, and is akin to living inside…
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Christmas Ambience
I wish every room in my house was as simple to decorate as my bedroom is. I used nothing more than a few vintage shiny brights found at a flea market many years ago, and a string of fairy lights. Every time I look at this vignette, it reminds me of a still life portrait. I’ve tried this year to…
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fall mantel
The older I get, the less I want to decorate for the seasons. It’s not that I don’t want to celebrate the changing seasons, it’s just that I no longer feel the need to have seasonal decor in every corner of my home. To this end, I’ve been trying to purge the seasonal bins in the attic in an attempt…
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Summer Project #4 – Replacing the Upper Deck
The last project of the summer and the most important one was replacing the upper deck. This was a “must complete” project since the deck joists were rotting and the deck has been slowly collapsing for two years now. Here is a photo from May showing the upper and lower deck. At this point the upper deck has been ripped…
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