Tonight we light the Christ Candle. The candle that represents the birth of Christ and the day when love came in human form to our weary world. I think we need this in our lives more than we ever needed before. Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Christmas Wisdom
It’s nice to read some Christmas thoughts every year and I found a few that I would like to share with my readers today. Thanks to Country Living Magazine for sharing some wonderful quotes that caught my eye. Any wisdom to add to this list? I would Continue reading →
Christmas Past
A repost but one that makes me smile every time I see the pictures. Enjoy. I am feeling nostalgic today and perhaps it is the upcoming holiday season that is prompting that feeling. Whatever it is I had a little trip down memory lane as Continue reading →
Advent Teas
More teas from my Adagio Advent tea calendar today. I have enjoyed a lot of these a bit more this week because they are black teas and that is truly my favorite. This one was so good – a hint of spice and just the Continue reading →
More Gingerbread – National Gingerbread House Competition 2021
Yesterday I shared a few of the entries in the National Gingerbread House Competition that is held at the Omni Grove Park Inn resort in Asheville, NC. Today I wanted to share a few more of those spectacular entries. To view the exhibits you have Continue reading →
It’s All About Gingerbread
Chris and I took a great day trip to the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville this week to take in the National Gingerbread House Competition. This year the event is back “in person” and guests can view the creations up close and personal instead Continue reading →
Do What Brings You Joy
This time of year it is so easy to get overwhelmed by all of the things on my To Do List. I have decided that this is the year that I am going to do all of the things that bring me joy. I think Continue reading →
Advent Tea – Week Two
Oh the weeks march on, don’t they? I can not believe how fast December is flying by and each day with the exception of one I have managed to stay on track drinking my daily selection of tea from my Advent calendar. Some have been Continue reading →
The Pottery Tour Continues
Are you tired of seeing pottery yet? This is my last post on pottery for awhile, I promise, but some of these pieces I took pictures of during our brief trip to Seagrove, NC just had to be shared. The thing I love about pottery Continue reading →
Face Jugs – Pottery at Its Best
One of the things that I love to look at the most when I look at pottery is the art of making face jugs. Face jugs come in all shapes and sizes and I have seen my share of different ones over the years. When Continue reading →