As promised, here is our 2018 holiday home tour. I tried a few new things this year. There are several pictures so please pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee/tea and enjoy! The Entry Since the outside of the front door is rather magical, I wanted to make the entry feel as special….
The first exterior decorations to go up for the holidays are the multiple wreaths placed around our property. There are two lighted Balsam Hill ones on the front entry gates. The largest lighted one is placed on the front of the well tower. Everything looks very different at night. Since our daughter is living…
I have been MIA for the last week. It all started Thanksgiving morning. I woke up full of energy and excitement for the holiday. Mid-morning I suddenly had the worst abdominal pains, which was the beginning of a wave of vomiting and the “other”. The good Lord gave me a break long enough to get…
As you know, I took up painting for the first time in my life 2 years ago. Mind you, I am a newbie at art. I started taking acrylic classes when my daughter went off to college. There are days when I put a lot of paint on a canvas and it is disastrous. Other…
Last summer, I was drawn to a magazine article about a London Fog cake, made with Earl Grey tea by Tessa Huff. I’ve always wanted to make beautiful cakes but have never really spent much time learning how to do so. I’ve tried my hand at the occasional home made birthday cake or our yearly…