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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

For the last Saturday Meanderings of 2023, I am including two weeks of good things to chat about. With every intention to post last Saturday, well, you know how life goes the week before and after Christmas. Happily with a house full of family and guests, I never finished my post and here it is,…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

Happy Saturday and I hope you are all in a festive, joyful and holiday mood. I realize the holidays may be hard for some. Often I find myself singing happily along with a Christmas carol and sobbing with another. It is certainly a time of year where I think about those who I love, those…

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Holiday Mantels Over the Years
ByMary Crozier December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Before central air conditioning and heat, homes are kept warm by fireplaces in many of the rooms. In our historic home, we have 5 fireplaces inside and two outside. Each fireplace has a mantel that is begging to be decorated for the Christmas holidays. Here is a compilation of some of our decorated mantels over…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier December 8, 2023December 9, 2023

Welcome to Saturday Meanderings! So much of my week was devoted to a neighborhood issue~lots of research, creating a powerpoint presentation and sitting in a hearing for 5 hours. Naturally I’d rather be decorating for the holidays, but sometimes other responsibilities take precedent. We have a rather large event at the house today, so I’m…

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Easy and Inexpensive DIY Paper Mache Gingerbread Houses
ByMary Crozier December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

If you like to doodle, then you will love this project! Gingerbread everything is a big holiday theme this year, and yes, the gingerbread bug did bite me too! See how easy it is to decorate this very inexpensive cardboard houses into your own personal gingerbread village. Supplies You will need: I find these 6″…

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