As I awaken all of our Christmas decorations from their yearly slumber, I find myself wanting more. They were good enough this time last year, but somehow they appear to have lost their lustre, their appeal. And then I realize greed is influencing me. I stop and reflect on the reasons why we adorn our houses with brightness and splendor; why we give…
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Reflection in lost lustre…..
You can’t catch me! I’m the Gingerbread Man…
“Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me! I’m the Gingerbread Man!” This weekend, the kiddies and I made gingerbread cookies. Well, not real gingerbread cookies, but they look real and smell even better (I wish there was a rub and sniff button on the computer so you could smell the sweet fragrance of cinnamon and nutmeg…
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Simplicity Saturday (3)
There is peace in simplicity Thank-you for joining me once again for Simplicity Saturday. Last week, I had mentioned I wanted to incorporate a little colour into the mix without jeopardizing simplicity. Please let me know what you think? I will let the pictures do the talking…………enjoy! Thank you so much for visiting. Would you visit me again next week for…
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Poor man’s silver
I remember reading somewhere that mercury glass was once known as the poor man’s silver. But nowadays, that poor man’s silver is very expensive. And while I have a few pieces of silver and a couple of mercury glass ornaments, I felt I needed more to make an inpactful display. So I went on a search to find (read: make) more…
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Noel Blanc
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Well it’s clearly not the night before Christmas, but in preparation for, look at what sprouted from the Craftberry Bush this week-end…….savour and enjoy!…
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