I can always count on my friends to keep me supplied in tea related items and this year one of my long time friends, Judy. gave me the perfect set. An adorable tea towel, a cat tea infuser and some yummy tea were a really Continue reading →
Ringing in 2023 with Comments for a Cause
Hello 2023! Honestly – how did we get here? I remember when 2023 seems like a millions years ago and yet here we are in January 2023. Goodness gracious. This past month I highlighted Conserving Carolina as our Comments for a Cause and I was Continue reading →
More Gingerbread Competition 2022
As promised today I will share a few more gingerbread creations from the annual show held at the Omni Grove Park Inn including the Grand Prize Winner. I am just amazed at the level of ability and creativity involved with some of these. First up Continue reading →
Gingerbread House Competition – 2022 Edition
Chris and I spent a lovely day at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC earlier this week enjoying lunch and touring the annual Gingerbread Competition. Competitors from all over, of all ages, come together to showcase their entries and some are so creative. Continue reading →
Reflections
It’s been an emotional week for me for some reason. I think the grief is slipping up on me and I am realizing that it happens when I am least expecting it. But then that is grief, isn’t it? This year alone I can name Continue reading →
A Little Nativity on Teapot Tuesday
When I say little I mean little. It may not look so small in the picture but trust me, when I unwrapped this eBay purchase I was a little shocked. I really need to read the descriptions more thoroughly. It is adorable but hardly large Continue reading →
Fourth Week of Advent – Love
John 13:34–35 (ESV): 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one Continue reading →
No Room at the Inn – Part 3
Today I share the final post of my visit to the No Room at the Inn nativity exhibit that Chris and I were able to attend a few weeks ago at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church here in Brevard, NC. It was such an amazing event Continue reading →
No Room at the Inn – Part 2
Yesterday I shared some of the beautiful nativities that were featured at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church here in Brevard, NC at their No Room at the Inn event. There were so many that I wanted to share that this quickly morphed into a multi post Continue reading →
No Room at the Inn Nativity Exhibit
If you know me well, you know that not only do I collect teapots but I also have a small collection of nativities that come out of storage at Christmas. Today my bookshelves are cleared and I have my nativities displayed as well as I Continue reading →