New Year’s Eve goes down in my books as my favorite evening for entertaining. Some years I plan an elegant sit down dinner, but my preferred is to serve dazzling hors d’oeuvres. And too, I love to glam up the unexpected and make things sparkly and fabulous. One wouldn’t think twice about tossing a less than […]
Archives for December 2016
A Time-Honored New Year’s Tradition
For all of my life, I cannot recall a single New Year’s Day where I did not eat Black-Eyed peas, greens and cornbread. This is a tradition that my sweet Mama kept year after year and passed on to me. The significance is this: On New Year’s Day, eating Black-Eyed Peas is to bring prosperity […]
Last Minute Gift Idea
There’s always one or two people that inadvertently get left of your gift list, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t important to you. All it means is that you have a lot on your mind. Comes with the season. However, your friend won’t feel the least bit forgotten with this last minute gift idea. […]
All Wrapped Up – Tips on Wrapping The Perfect Present
As I like to pride myself at my DIY accomplishments, there is one project that humbles me, and reminds me that even those tasks that are simple to most, are difficult this one right here. I’m wrapped challenged. Always have been. Haven’t been able to wrap a pretty present to save my life. So, I took […]
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