The problem with being a child-bride who spent all her time reading rather than doing is that I’m so, so, so very behind. As I told you, I’m only now getting my own Christmas stockings together, decorating my kids’ rooms, and putting the finishing touches on/finally starting our family traditions. (As you prepare your Epiphany… Read More »
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} I love the Christmas stockings I finally (finally! after 30 years!) made for my family. I love that I was able to use some outrageous Scottish wool skirts and suits that a friend gave me to… Read More »
Plum pudding, a tutorial.
Herewith, a plum pudding tutorial! {The recipe and instructions for flaming your plum pudding are at the end of this post.} Our family is so Thanksgiving-pie-oriented that by the time Christmas rolls around, we really are ready to have a dessert that is not pie. But, in the early days when we were settling our… Read More »
O come to us, Abide with us!
I got the wreath made that I had in my mind. Merry Christmas! If you really want to know all the gory details of our recent past, go visit my yearbook post on our other blog, Happy Despite Them. Pay no attention to how I look. I always am exhausted and badly in need of… Read More »
I’m not letting go yet….
It’s not that I don’t want to start a new season, one swept clean and free of dry pine needles. And I am probably the last blogger on earth still posting pictures of Christmas decorations. I certainly didn’t have time last week to show any of this to you, so that’s one reason for you… Read More »