…and although it was not a lot, it was the closest we have come in my lifetime. Many areas just north of us had at least an inch on Christmas Day – some several inches! It snowed gently for the better part of the day, making this Christmas a real treat for those of us…
Tag: Hearth and Home
An Autumn Update
© Cindy Guthrie With the changing seasons, well – specifically when summer changes to fall – I always have this unexplainable urge to move furniture and redecorate. One quick, easy and inexpensive way to change the feel your your decor is to update flower arrangements in the home. Today I changed the arrangement on my desk from…
Preparing for Christmas
It is that wonderful time of year again. I love all of it – the music, the preparations, the decorations, the lights, the scents of the season – but most of all I love spending time with my family. Do you have your tree up and your house decorated yet? I am almost finished getting…
The best laid plans…
I made up my mind on my way home that I was going to bed as soon as I got here. No goofing off, and no posting to the blog tonight (um, this morning). Well, here it is, half past two, and guess what? I’m still up. Unfortunately, Gizmo has decided that he can’t sleep….
Mmmm…Muscadine Jelly
11:45 AM, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 “For the LORD your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.” (Deuteronomy 16:15, NIV) I wish you could experience the aromas in my kitchen this morning! I have my pumpkin spice candles burning, and…
Making Homemade Soap and New Friends; Celebrating Autumn Blessings
Last Friday, October 23, the kids and I, along with my mom (Maw-Maw), were blessed to attend a soap making class with Miss Olivia, who is a governess for a friend of the family. I had the pleasure of meeting her for the first time at the class. She is a remarkable young woman, and she taught…
On My Way Home to My Father's House... 