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Here we are on the other side of the holiday season and in the year 2021. If New Year’s Day didn’t land on a Friday I would have been back posting on January 2nd. The weekend was an added bonus to our holidays. :-) Now that it is the first business day after New Year’s Day, it is time for…
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New Year’s Eve, pandemic or not is always low key for me. A festive dinner at home spent with Ed’s best friend, Joe who is staying with us is what I will be doing. I prefer comfy cozy at home clinking champagne glasses at midnight, nothing fancy… jeans and a sweater kind of night. :-) Ed and Joe will be…
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Before I take a short break from posting over the holiday week, I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate each and every one of you. You are as much a part of my blog as I am…. I thank you for being the best readers a blogger could ever ask for. So many of you have been…
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Sharing how I custom designed my Christmas cards this year. It was so much fun being able to choose not only a Basic Invite design, but the colors, fonts & more. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care. Christmas music is playing in my house that is festively decorated for the holidays. The first batches of cookies are…
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3 easy ways to style a Christmas candle centerpiece for a dining table. While online, I also found this photo of a reclaimed wood votive holder at The Painted Fox. Seeing these made me want to make a rustic candle holder to use as a dining table centerpiece. Problem is, I don’t have a dining room with a rectangular dining…
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Christmas cookies and desserts to make along with my favorite cookie baking Christmas music playlist. The delicious aroma of baking fills my house every December. With cookies, pound cakes and more. It is unlike any other time of year with the counters filled with ingredients and there is flour everywhere. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas for me without baking, keeping some…
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