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Lately...

I feel as though the past two and a half weeks have been one big blur.  I really can only remember bits and pieces from them, some of them completely wonderful and others that make me so sad.A couple...

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Our Weekend

We had a lovely weekend.  Did you?  Both Henry and Jason had Monday off, so it was a three-day weekend!Ours included:Good foodPumpkin scones, Martha's Pastrami, Swiss, and Pickle sandwiches, and...

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Boo to You!

Happy Halloween from our family to yours!

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Our Outdoor Fall Decor

I kept things pretty simple in the front yard this year.  Some orange mums, small pumpkins, and grass stalks harvested from another area of our garden helped to fill in the window boxes and urns.  The...

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Sage and Leaf Thanksgiving Placecards

Placecards for Thanksgiving can be easy, inexpensive, and elegant even when you use ordinary things from around your home.  For these placecards, I used sage from my herb garden, oak leaves, and twine....

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A Thanksgiving Sage Wreath

If you're looking for a fitting way to decorate your home or need a hostess gift this Thanksgiving, you might want to try making a simple sage wreath.  Since many cooks use sage to season their turkey...

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Thanksgiving Turkey Herbs

I know, I know.  Thanksgiving is over and we've all moved on to Christmas.  I know.  Me too.  But, allow me one last post about Thanksgiving, as it was almost complete (but not quite) before the great...

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Clay Mushroom Ornaments

Hello!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Ours was filled with the slow and steady completion of projects around the house and some fun with our boys, all while eating our fill of turkey...

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A Boxwood Christmas Wreath

Hello!  I've got another wreath tutorial to share with you today!  I think this boxwood wreath might be my favorite.This is what you will need to make your own boxwood wreath:Boxwood clippings (I cut...

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A Christmas Mantel

Our Christmas mantel in our family room this year is in keeping with my apparent themes of "using what I have" and "bringing in natural elements".  It all began with the boxwood wreaths I made earlier...

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Lately... the iPhone Christmas Edition

We've been having a grand time around here lately until we got the flu, preparing our hearts and home for Christmas.  Here are a few snippets of life lately, according to my iPhone.making a biiiig rice...

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A Flocked Christmas Tree

A couple of weeks ago while we were on our quest for pine boughs to decorate our house with, we stopped at a nursery in our neighborhood.  At this particular nursery, they sold real Christmas trees...

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Christmas in Our Home

Here's a little peek of Christmas in our home......a little late, before it all gets put away.  Where did December go?Happy 2013 to you!

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Christmas Gingerbread House Fun

It is still Christmas on this blog, even though I put almost all of our decorations away today, (In one day!  A world record, I tell you!) since sickness upon sickness and a funeral kept me from doing...

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Our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

This is the last post of Christmas 2012, I promise!Our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were pretty uneventful.  We spent a quiet evening and day, just the four of us, after returning home on Christmas...

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A Secretary Desk Makeover

This desk Jason bought for me on Craigslist took me over a year and a half to finish, mainly because I had no idea what I wanted to do with it. I debated painting it a bright color, like yellow or...

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A Failed Project and Other Friday Ramblings

Have you ever been inspired by something or thought of a project in your head, saw it out to completion, and have it turn out nothing like you wanted it to?  This was that project for me.  I had been...

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An Afternoon with Oliver

Oliver and I had a bad case of cabin-fever the other day.  We needed to get out of the house and away from our routine.  We headed downtown a couple of hours before we were to pick up Henry from school...

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Our Current State of Affairs...

We are no longer living with the ugly green color on the walls or the orange wood trim color in our master bedroom.  Instead, we are again spending the weekend in our room, updating it.  So far we've...

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Making the Most of Winter

I'll be the first to admit that winter can get long.  The snow and cold can be overwhelming.  Also, not much can wear out a momma more than getting kids bundled up in all of those layers.  However,...

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