Just Ralphie

V-day!

I forgot to take pictures of the table once I got all the food out, but my guests were very complimentary. I served chocolate fondue, blueberry muffins, rolls with smoked salmon and cheese cut into hearts, and scrambled eggs. I´ll let the pictures speak for the decorations.

Ralphie and the Red Shoes

Ralphie has a "thing" for our slippers, and loves to get cozy with them when we´re not using them.

DIY Christmas part II

Even Ralphie is getting in the spirit....

Some of the things I did like the frosted candle, came from the current issue of Martha Stewart Living. I liked the idea of frosted candles, so I conviced the pharmacist to sell me an unusually large supply of epsom salts (she was convinced I need it for constipation....) and went to work. The bells and cluser bow on the spray on the front door are also adapted from MSL. I´m not finished crafting yet, but I do have to work in between projects. So stayed tuned, more to come!

The DIY Christmas

My Do it yourself Christmas. No store-bought wreaths or garland. Thanks to our neighbor who cut down some trees in his yard I had lots of greenery to work with. The result isn´t perfect, but I´m pretty happy with the way things turned out. I do think that the garland I make for my mother at home out of cedar looks much prettier and turns out much better, but the greenery was free and I didn´t have a source of fresh cedar to work with. Maybe next year.

HomeGoods StyleScope - I'm a Country Classic

HomeGoods StyleScope - I'm a Country Classic

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The yard

Before I´m off to frolic in the waves I thought I´d post some new pics of our yard. No commentary, just pictures. It might not look like this when I get back, but I know my husband will do his best.




This is not our yard, but it´s kind of the way I´d like the path to our front door to look in a few years.