This is my favorite holiday of the year. I always wake up with much anticipation for the day. I’ll enjoy my morning coffee while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, along with some other parades that are being shown on CNN. I have been spending the holiday morning doing this for many years. I did …
Category: Holiday
Sunday Chat – Books, Zoom and Fiesta
Reading this past month or two has been a mixed bag. Two books were meh, one not my cup of tea but others may enjoy it, and only one to recommend. Links are provided for some to Amazon so you can read the full synopsis. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley - This book …
New Years Eve Chat
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday week last week, and that the fun continues this week. Once Christmas arrived, things definitely slowed down here. It has been a welcome respite from all the hustle and bustle of the season. I've had time to slow down, work on a couple of ideas, enjoy the lights …
Thanksgiving, A Time of Gratitude
This week, as we pause to reflect on the blessings in our lives, I hope that everyone is spending the holiday in a manner that is joyful, with people they love. I am aware of a fellow blogger that lost her husband suddenly without warning last week. Even though she lives in a country that …
Inspiration for Independence Day
Independence Day is coming this week, and it is a great time to shop your house for special tables, put out flags, cookout on the grill, and celebrate. Hit the dollar store this week for some red, white and blue accessories like these star sprays. I've had these for years, they were a great inexpensive …
Memorial Weekend
This weekend, we pause to count our blessings and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. To help you celebrate, here are a few of my posts with patriotic theme projects, food and tablescapes. I made this Patriotic Table Runner some time ago, and it is the foundation of most …
Turning the Page to 2024
It is 2024, and I am happy to turn the calendar over to a new page. I am looking forward to this new year in the hopes that the issues of the past couple of months are resolved enough to go smoothly now, at least for a while. I thought it was a good sign …
End of Season, and Happy New Year
It is almost New Year's Eve, time to get the final preparations done to ring in the new year. Once again, I am reposting some previous ideas that I do year after year. Thank you for your indulgence with these round-up posts of previous writing as I deal with other things. I hope long time readers will enjoy …
A Wish For You
In this time of holiday cheer, I’d like to take a moment to thank you, dear readers. It is humbling that so many of you want to read my ramblings, and take the time to comment. I am very grateful for each of you, those who only read, those who do the projects I offer …
Ideas for the Last Minute
I'm taking a step back for a time, so I looked to the archives of past posts for some ideas that you may have missed, or for new readers to see. I have over 1800 posts, categorized on the sidebar, so you can always browse for more ideas. I've picked out some fun posts from past …
From My Carolina Home 