It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas all around the Paper Palace! Yesterday morning, I discovered a wonderful surprise. While visions of sugarplums danced through my head, my husband had merrily transformed our home into a winter wonderland! I awoke to a visual bouquet of angels and ornaments and vintage St. Nick. My eyes feasted upon stockings […]
Blog Candy Opportunities
In October, Mary Vogel of On Life And Creatingsponsored a blog candy contest to celebrate her birthday. As is often the case with these contests, I entered but forgot to check back to find out the results. By chance, we connected a few weeks ago and due to Mary’s follow-up, I discovered that I had won! […]
Believe
I have always loved the color blue. I love everything about it – its quietness, its serenity, its tranquility. Blue is freedom and expansiveness – it is sky and sea. Blue is a warm blanket that wraps itself around us and brings peace and comfort to frazzled lives. Blue speaks the language of our spirit. Last December, I made […]
A Surprise Visit From Secret Santa
A few weeks ago, while I was busy tending to my daily tasks, my husband appeared out of nowhere, grinning from ear to ear. After a few minutes of light banter, he revealed the reason for his visit. Behind his back was a large priority box. Since I did not hear the mailman come and […]
Green Beans With Garlic And Basil – Scrapbook Recipe
As long as I can remember, I’ve had a love affair with fresh green beans – or string beans, as we used to call them. Not canned ones. Not frozen ones. Not fancy french cut ones. Just pure, unadulterated, fresh green beans – the only kind worth eating, in my book! I’m always looking for […]
Tsunami Gives Thanks
I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was great – I spent Thanksgiving with family and friends, eating delicious food, watching movies, and catching up on some much needed sleep! But – I am convinced that no one had a grander time than Tsunami, my two and a half year old Blue Maine Coon cat! Tsunami […]
Happy Turkey Day!
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours! I hope that you are surrounded by loved ones and thankful for much on this special day. Among my blessings, I count the joy that each of you brings into my life! As you can see, Templeton Turkey has returned – in full regalia – to kick off the […]
Eat Ham, Not Turkey!
Meet my friend, Templeton Turkey. Every year around Thanksgiving, he tirelessly campaigns for Americans to “eat ham, not turkey!” Poor Templeton – even as he pleads “Why not try ham this year?” – he knows he is fighting a losing battle! According to the National Turkey Federation, turkey consumption has increased 108% since 1970. Few birds are […]
Vintage Lady
When I was growing up, I lived in a 2-story, turn-of-the-century farmhouse, complete with a dirt basement and a full attic. Whenever I was home alone, I loved to venture into the attic to explore its hidden treasures. Visiting the attic was like visiting another world to me – for awhile, I stepped out of time and walked into […]
Give Thanks
It’s hard to believe that in just a few days, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving here in the U.S. Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love setting aside a special day to thank God for our many blessings – to feast with family and friends -to reflect upon what is important in life. As each year […]
Jessie’s Mae’s ATC
Today’s ATC is the fourth card I’ve completed for the 10-month ATC Names Swap I’m participating in. If you’d like more information about this series, see Dawn’s Name ATC. Jessie Mae provided me with a wonderful list of Favorites from which to draw inspiration for her card. I knew that I wanted to use her favorite color, […]