My parents are here this weekend and as they slaved away all day hand cutting snowflakes to use as decor for CeeCee’s birthday party, I snuggled up with Elsa on the sofa and worked on this year’s Christmas card clip ring! I like to sort mine by general size – long, large and small. I… Read More
I spent a magical four days in Disneyland in early November and still have so much to share here on the blog. I was lucky enough to catch the beginning of Christmas at the Disneyland Resort and have to say that I was really impressed. Disneyland Theme Park The Disneyland Resort is much, much smaller… Read More
We enjoyed such a wonderful Christmas at home in Savannah. Here are a few highlights… Hot tea is something Mother, Sister and I love to do when we get together. I’ve shared our favorites many times here – Harney & Son’s Paris Tea, Hot Cinnamon Tea and Wedding Tea. Mother brews a pot and the… Read More
After gifts were open and breakfast was finished, I helped garnish the pound cake that mother made on Christmas Eve for our Christmas day feast, as we love to call it. You can find my very favorite Lemon Coconut pound cake recipe in this post. It turns out beautifully every time! I sugared cranberries and… Read More
It is so hard to believe these two are celebrating their 10th and 13th Christmases. I will treasure these days – where we all gather in Savannah to do nothing but talk, laugh, play and eat for days on end. I never want to forget the sweet sounds of cousins and siblings waking up at… Read More
After seeing the sweetest coastal manger scene at a friend’s house last week, I was inspired to create these beautiful nativity canvases in a crafter-noon with Mother and Sister. It was the perfect way to spend a few hours on Christmas Eve – listening to Christmas music, sipping hot apple cider and snacking on Daddy-O’s… Read More
Every year Mother orchestrates an ornament craft with the grands over Christmas break at her house. This year they made cupcake ornaments in honor of CeeCee’s role as a cupcake in her very first Nutcracker! Cupcake Ornament Craft You’ll need: Silicon cupcake liners (she spray painted these gold) Clear plastic ornament ball Assorted pom pom… Read More