I must admit, I am sitting back with holiday tunes cranked, sipping a warm cocoa overflowing with whipped cream and just enjoying the season, since I went the route of simple this year with my holiday decor….just ask my holiday kitchen …..it will vouch for me. In fact this 3rd month of the decorating your…
Today it’s all about how to add touches of red to your white holiday kitchen, and I am excited to share it with you on the …… This week I am joining a group of talented bloggers who will be sharing some of their favorite holiday rooms. Hosted by The Everyday Home and Town and…
For many years, my sweet husband has talked about hanging stars on the trees outside for the holidays…..this year his wish came true. DIY Outdoor wooden lighted stars. Our very own holiday light show. Our very own Winter Wonderland….courtesy of the stars and my husband. Honestly, the beautiful outdoor light displays from idea to execution are generally…
Happy Holidays Everyone ! I am so thrilled to be participating in Jennifer Rizzo’s Holiday House Walk. This is my second year on the Holiday Home tour. It’s always such a treat to open my home up to others and to visit other holiday homes. Last year I greeted you with my donkey Oreo, this year…
When I tell you I am eating more then a couple of these amazing cookies as I write this post….I am. I just can’t help it. They are delish, easy and require 3 main ingredients. I know right. The perfect little Ritz cookie surprise for the upcoming holiday season. But before I get into how super easy they are…
My kids absolutely do not like the annual production of the family Christmas card but this year I finally found some Christmas card relief. They would rather do anything else……like clean up their room everyday for a year, or give up video game privileges for the week instead. Forget about getting hubby in the shot, he…
I mean, isn’t this what everyone does the week of Thanksgiving…. tackle the biggest project of the year by adding wood planks to the largest ceiling in the house….. in between decorating, eating and watching football? In all honesty, it’s not like we woke up on Saturday morning and said lets add 100 pieces of wood…
I collected a few of my favorite projects and inspiration for my Duke Manor Farm notables for the week, from some amazingly, talented pals. Duke Manor Farm Notables Okay, is this not the cutest Christmas art…and it was less then the cost of lunch Next year, I am so doing plum …and tall tapers for the…
Thanks for joining me for Tea time Friday. Not to sound all Debbie Downer on you, but what the heck is going on in this world? Bombs,, scandals, shootings. My heart goes out to everyone who experienced tragedy and loss this week. It’s a scary world we live in filled with more hatred then we…
I wish I could tell you I am on the fence about decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween….but I am not. But I can tell you about 4 easy fall projects to do in October. In fact, the mounds of Halloween candy are still waiting to be sorted on the table. There’s absolutely nothing wrong…
Well I am happy to report that the Orange pumpkins have finally arrived at Duke Manor. The only little orange pumpkin that I placed on the mantel here…just wasn’t cutting it for the kids. They are all about big traditional orange pumpkins, not the beautiful teal plush teal one’s that I have all over the house….
When I saw the Christmas stuff up at a national big box store the other day ( big yikes), I knew it wasn’t too early to start thinking about Fall….even though the slippy slide hasn’t been put up yet and the kids are swimming in the pool every day and night. But I think it’s when I…