Christmas Memory Making and a Swedish Bread Recipe

 Christmas 2016 was finally upon us, and this year I was more than ready. Now I can devote my full attention to every detail, and its certainly something I enjoy. Our family is growing and adding daugter-in-laws, which means sometimes switching things up a bit, and so our Christmas Eve is now celebrated on the Eve of the Eve.   The house and the trees were decorated and lit and it never looked prettier. Adding daughter in laws?  My son, Brandon, is engaged to his long time...

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Make a Christmas Carol Songbook

A Christmas tradition for many is caroling, or at least it used to be.  Have you ever had the fun of going out caroling at Christmas time? When I was in my early teens a group of neighbors did that and it was such fun and really put you in the holiday spirit. Its such an old fashioned thing to  do and has such tradition, two things that seem to make it a good thing this time of year. We all had tiny songbooks to follow along to make sure we knew the words to  each...

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A Charming Gift Wrap Station

 We have all seen the fancy craft rooms that some lucky people have, and in those rooms the wrapping papers hang from rolls and there are loads of ribbons to choose from.  If you are like me, and don't have a  craft room, you can create a dedicated spot for your gift wrapping, as well as your card writing.  This small vintage desk that I recently  bought is turning out to be a very handy piece of furniture!  It is in a corner of our dining room, and it...

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Blue Angels and Pink Santas

My favorite things...  Tis the time of year when I transform our home with the magic of Christmas  decorations and delights.  I tend to decorate over time, adding bits more after the initial decorating burst.  Back into the eaves I went to look for  some of the sentimental things that make the season more meaningful. So that meant hunting down my blue Angel.  Believe it or not, once upon a time, blue was not a color I liked, so that meant I never had...

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A fabulous addition to our foyer

Its that time of year when you try to make your house really sparkle! Maybe you do projects in time for the holidays too? Finally!  I have done something in this space that I have been wanting to do  since the day we moved in! Can you guess what it is? (Hint:  Look at the staircase.) Our entryway is a space I have talked about in less than glowing terms, because it opens right into the stairway and our living room.   The staircase is very prominent, and it...

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Our Traditional Christmas Tree

Our family room is the one room that we all gather in every evening. Its also the smallest room in our home. We have filled the room with a leather furniture set to fit as many people as we can get in here. I never thought it would have room for a Christmas tree, and yet when  Tree Classics asked if I wanted to try one of their space saving trees,  I was more than happy to see if I could squeeze in a tree! I am joining Tree Classics, the artificial Christmas Tree company,...

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