Around the House

Well, this was quite a day.  I was juggling a number of activities and not attending totally to any one of them.  Sara came over and brined the turkey while I was decorating the Thanksgiving table.  I tossed the giblets in one of my husband's precious copper pans and promptly forgot about them.  Sara left…

I have to say, I am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now.  On Saturday I did try to do a bit of sewing on the Thanksgiving table topper that will not be finished by Thanksgiving.  Those little 3 inch Churn Dash blocks are pretty cute though.  Sewing is going to have to take a back…

Do you have grandchildren who visit you during the holidays?  It is so much fun to spend a little time and decorate their space with festive holiday decor.  I purchased a few new things for Eva's room, and enlisted her help in putting things together to decorate her space, and it turned out so darn…

We had such a creative weekend!  I have been seeing so many YouTube videos where clever women decorate tiered trays with seasonal and holiday decor.  They are quite inspirational, especially if they tell you where they picked up all the components to make their designs.  Some of these clever gals make tiered tray decorations with…

I am definitely caught between two seasons.  I got out a few Christmas table toppers and purchased a couple of tiny faux evergreen trees, but I still have my glass pumpkins out and am burning fall-scented candles.  The one in the photo is by Bath and Body Works and is called "Gather".  I really like…

Sara came to my house yesterday, all excited, having purchased this cute lantern Christmas decoration.  Now I have to have one too.  It lights up and there are sparkly swirly "snowflakes".  I love it.  Is it too early?  Well, maybe.  Maybe not. I didn't tell her, but I am ahead of her with my holiday…

Have I told you about the crazy tree we have in our backyard?  I think it is a Liquidamber tree, but could be mistaken.  It is very quirky in that it changes color overnight, then two days later, drops all its leaves. We were so excited to see all the fall colors last week when…

My closet is a mess.  I have too many things and a closet purge was way overdue.  I started the process yesterday and made some pretty good progress.  I am not the person they are thinking of when they want someone to demonstrate a capsule wardrobe or heaven help us, a 10 item wardrobe.  More…

This will be a photo-heavy post.  I have a ton of fall and Halloween quilts that I love to display at this time of the year.  I thought it might be fun for you to take a little tour with me around the house.  In some of the photos, the lighting isn't so great, but…