Fearless Friday, Autumn Apples

When you see a big bowl of shiny apples, what is your first thought? School days…fall weather…apple cider… apple pie… When I see a bowl of apples it just makes me happy, like things are right with the world… When I saw this magazine page, I decided to paint a bowl of peaceful, happy apples… … Continue reading

Home Decor, Fall Decorating

Have you started decorating for Fall? I am slowly getting there~ I looked back at previous vignettes and centerpieces I’ve made for inspiration… I rounded up some favorites to share in case you need some ideas too! Long and low centerpieces are great for dining tables This one pairs faux pumpkins with dried roses and … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Cheesy Brussels & Bacon Dip

This dip is in the rock star category of dips It can be whipped up with minimum fuss and made it in advance and baked later Roasted garlic, roasted Brussels sprouts, maple bacon, 3 kinds of cheese, mayonnaise and sour cream The roasted garlic is the secret ingredient that takes the flavor over the top … Continue reading

Happy Labor Day!

I’m spending the weekend on the coast with my family and with 2 of my nieces and their families so there are 16 of us CC is the only girl cousin here and she bravely keeps up the the boys CC’s dad, my SIL, taught the visiting boys how to fish off the pier The … Continue reading

Tales of the Traveling Tote, September 23

Happy September! It’s time for more adventures of the Traveling Tote! We are a group of 10 that share a love of MacKenzie-Childs We all have the same large Courtly Check tote bag We post about where our totes have been every 3 months and host a giveaway which you can enter at the end … Continue reading

The Organized Life, September Paint Bucket

Tomorrow we will welcome September and that means a whole new season Changing from the fabulous foods of Summer, to Fall comfort and football food! Many of the recipes on this month’s bucket list are things that can be served at football watching parties The flavor/theme of the month is Football Food You can see … Continue reading

Celebrating Fall

Today we’re welcoming Fall with Fall tablescapes! Thank you to our very organized Rita from Panoply for bringing our group together and hosting our seasonal blog hops After a very hot summer for many of us, Fall can’t arrive soon enough, so we’re getting a head start today with lots of wonderful tables to enjoy … Continue reading

Sunday Supper, 3 Favorite Shortcut Meals

I know people think HHjr and I cook a lot, and we do, but we also have some favorite short cut meals made with a little help from all ready prepared ingredients Here are our 3 favorites Let’s start with Chicken Cordon Bleu *boneless breast of chicken, stuffed with ham and cheese, and coated with … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Sunny Bouquet

Flowers are an instant mood lifter~ Let’s brighten today with a Sunny Bouquet! The inspiration for this bouquet came from a pretty stained glass window I saw on Pinterest The hard part of drawing, breaking the subject down into shapes, has already been done! I copied the shapes and their placement with a pencil sketch … Continue reading

Party Panache, Tailgate Time!

Labor Day less than two weeks away and college football is about to start up~ one of my favorite things about Fall! We are big football fans, and root for lots of different teams, especially the one Big E plays on! Our tailgating happens at home, we love to have family and friends over to … Continue reading