For some reason it never occurred to me to set a dinner table days before an event. While visiting my friend, I noticed her Thanksgiving table all set a week before turkey day. It was a light bulb moment for me. I typically (and with stress) set the table on the same day. Ever since…
Happy Saturday, friends! I did spend most of the week up at our cabin and it is SO quiet. An amazing week of weather from rainy and cold to picture perfect fall days. It takes a few days to get the walls warmed up so it was fun to be wearing multiple layers. It’s time…
If you read my Saturday Meanderings last week, I mention my disappointment with two wreaths I ordered online. Not only are they too small, but the quality is not to my standards. One of the challenges of ordering a product online, is that you can’t see and feel it. Photographs can be misleading, and in…
A few months ago, I was asked if we would sponsor a “fantasy” table for a Scholarship Dinner fundraiser at our golf club in the White Mountains. All monies raised are given to the staff and their families for educational purposes. It is a very nice event but I have never been asked to sponsor…
With the warmer weather of Spring, here are eight easy ways to spruce up the front entrance to your home. It doesn’t take much to freshen up and create a more welcoming space. Is your entry pleasant? Appealing to the eye? Easy to find? Does your entrance say welcome to my home? Is it a…