Chenille pixies have been in our family for many years. My grandma (who I am just now realizing the extent of her craftiness) made them and I always thought they were so beautiful. They make my “nostalgia-meter” go nuts. I wanted to give it a try myself and realized the
Our four-year-old, Ada, wakes up and asks the same thing every morning: “Momma, is it Christmas?” “Nope, Sis,” I say. “It isn’t Christmas.” “Is it my birthday?” she says. “Nope, it isn’t your birthday either.” “What is today then?” “It’s Tuesday,” I say as I work my fingers through her
Welcome Sweet Friends! We’re inviting you to our Christmas home tour! If you’re an old (and dear) friend, you know to kick your shoes off at the door, not because we’re at all fussy but because this is a bare-footin’ kind of house. If you’re new, we’re glad to have
Before my mom passed away, she took all her most-used recipes and designed two sets of recipe cards — one for me and one for my brother. This time of year I find myself using so many of our family recipes. It’s such a Southern thing — seeking comfort in
Having a 3 tiered serving tray is very “in” right now. If you look on Pinterest, there is post after post of different ways to design and decorate these vintage gems for the holidays. After looking at several I thought I would give it a whirl, but after spending the
Like most builder-basic houses, our house has a concrete slab we’ll call a “porch.” It wasn’t doing much for me and it certainly wasn’t holding up to my idea of a porch. I’ve always dreamed of having a classic wood planked porch so we played around with the idea of