I haven’t been doing any baking for the office lately, and with a broken bone in my right hand, I haven’t attempted making any Christmas cookies either. Most of our office works from home, but there is about a dozen of us who come into the office on a daily basis, and I wanted to do something to surprise them…
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christmas urns
Sunday was a warm day for December, and the perfect time to finish up raking leaves and redecorate the urns for Christmas. I pulled out the fall arrangement of cornstalks a few weeks ago and arranged a trio of birch logs. I follow a blog called Dirt Silver, written by Deborah Silver, a landscape and garden designer who owns Detroit Garden Works….
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selling texas
Every time I have a sale on Etsy, my phone goes “cha-ching”. It’s a lovely sound. Sometimes when it “chings” at work, someone will ask, “What is that”? I’ve been known to answer, “I just sold Minnesota”. They laugh, since they know I have a part time business on Etsy selling wall decor made from vintage road maps. This is…
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christmas mantel
I found this lovely picture at our large fall flea market in September, and knew instantly I wanted to decorate my fireplace mantel around it for Christmas. There was something about the picture that spoke to me and made me feel so peaceful. Snow falling and softly covering everything, always fills me with a sense of peace, especially when I…
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an easy one pot meal
If you’re looking for a hearty winter meal, made all in one pan, and that will feed a family . . . then this is it. I found this recipe on A Family Feast blog, where there are hundreds of delicious looking meals, all in one convenient place. This recipe is found under the “Easy Meals” tab, and is called “One Pot…
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