We had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas at home… We spent the day pretty unplugged, watching these four revel in their gifts, putting together new toys and games and helping them try them all out. I certainly intended to be a better photographer, but only snapped this one picture of my boys. He was SO excited… Read More
We spent much of our Christmas Eve afternoon in a friendly, family competition of Reindeer Games! We paired off at random into five teams – 4 with an adult and a child and 1 with the last two adults. Our only rule was that you couldn’t be with your own parent. BUT… Daddy-O and I… Read More
It was such a treat to spend an entire afternoon antiquing with Mother and Whit. It’s something we’ve always loved but, sadly, haven’t made the time for recently. My very favorite Savannah haunt is the Habersham Antique Market. I’ve talked about them a few times on the blog but I think their prices are fair… Read More
Mother and Daddy-O have been updating their house over the last year and when we arrived for Christmas last week we were just swooning over their new front and back porches! Here is the before… for years they have had trouble with the front door because it bears the brunt of the afternoon sun. They… Read More
I’ve had the house decorated since before Thanksgiving and am finally going to wrap this thing up today with a tour of the porch! In the “living room” space I kept the blankets originally put out around Halloween. They are perfect for cozying up on our (usually) not too frigid Southern nights. I made the… Read More
It’s been a whirlwind month, am I right?! We started the celebrations at the sweetest Hanukkah play date organized by one of my neighbors. She showed the kids how to play dreidel (with beads rather than candy due to allergies in the group), fed them latkes and taught them how and why they light the… Read More
Last year was the first year I had decorated our bedroom in 14 years of marriage! I enjoyed it so much and was excited to bring it back again this year. The red bedding was purchased last year. It was called Odette from Pottery Barn. It’s such a beautiful pattern, with deer, swans, woodland rabbits… Read More