Thanksgiving Napkin Ring Kit, from Paper Source I’m putting some thought into how I want to spend my holiday season this year. How wonderful to have so many options to choose from! QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Celebrity Chefs Stamps, at USPS.com Have you dropped off cans of food at your local food bank or …
August 2014: A peek at my 1001 Nights party preparations Labor Day Weekend travel and entertaining reminders; links to recipes and party tips; staycation ideas More back-to-school reminders and projects “Back to School For You” – Encouragement to take college courses, cooking classes, online classes, writing classes, and to join online book clubs End of …
Poinsettia Stocking, from Pier 1 Imports Here come the holidays! Today I’m spending my last vacation day decorating my home for the Christmas season. Besides decorating, I’ll be making my home clean and cozy for my house guests, and preparing it for the holiday entertaining I’m planning to do. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Small …
Beaded Pumpkins and Gourds, at Z Gallerie This month I’m working hard to get my house ready for the festive season ahead. There will be dinner parties, birthday parties, Family Dinners, movie nights, a cocktail party or two (I hope) and of course, Thanksgiving. I’ll need my kitchen in top working order (and I’ll need …
This lovely dahlia is still blooming through our chilly, rainy autumn Thank you so much to everyone who commented here and on Facebook encouraging me to keep going with Lovely Living. I plan to proceed with twice-weekly posts from here on out, instead of daily. I’ll post on Sundays with tips for the workweek ahead; …
Beautiful colorful trees grace a small park in my neighborhood Now that I have four foster kids in four different schools, my life is much busier and I don’t find myself able to make time for blogging every morning. I have only posted two or three times in October. But it didn’t seem like anybody …
Jack-O-Lantern Cake, from Dean & Deluca QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Have you tried on your Halloween costume and accessories to be sure they fit and look the way you want them to? Need to rake leaves on your lawn yet (or better yet, have a kid do it?) Dust your bedroom really quickly, if …
I work at home, and lately have found myself uncomfortable in my home office. My office chair (and the slumpy way I’ve been sitting in it) has injured my back slowly over a long period of time. I’m finding I work better lately sitting on the couch, on my bed, or on my outdoor patio …
Autumn Cupcake Stencils, from Williams-Sonoma I’m going to spend the entire day today in the kitchen, baking and messing around experimenting. I am so excited! I won’t stay anti-social all day though, don’t worry. I’ll go out with friends later tonight – only after I’ve washed the inevitable flour out of my hair! QUICK THINGS …
Lavender roses I treated myself to. They’re adorning my bedroom this week. I’m tidying up my house a bit so when I come home tonight it’s restful, clean and relaxing. I don’t want to spend my whole weekend cleaning, so I’m glad I’ve been keeping up with things lately. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Fill …