Our 2012 Christmas Tree
…my family in the 1970’s by my grandmother. Mama let me have it a few years ago. Presents for friends and family are under the tree but our gifts to…
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Merry Christmas
How is it already Christmas Eve? I’m looking forward to a day in the kitchen preparing a meal for family: rib eye roast, scalloped potatoes, spinach salad, roasted brussels sprouts,…
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Quick and Easy Soup Recipe – Fiesta Chowder
…and Easy Fiesta Chowder Fiesta Chowder is definitely a family favorite soup recipe. My husband frequently requests that I make this soup and when he comes home from work and…
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A Heavy Heart :: In Memory of Mike
…kind to our family. Mike’s brother and father died from it, as did my dad. The world lost a good man today. Mike will be sorely missed by our family….
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Family Fun at Smith Mountain Lake
Last Sunday we had a fun family day at Smith Mountain Lake. It wasn’t very sunny but it was warm and we had a lot of fun talking, swimming, boating,…
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Historic Homes Tour in Lynchburg, VA
…our tour with a 1929 home that has been in the owner’s family since 1949. This home was full of art and beautiful antiques. The basement has a pub complete…
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Christmas in the Kitchen
…readers. Our 1956 cottage originally had a very small kitchen. In 2005 we added an addition which gave us a family room and much larger kitchen with an eat in…
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My Latest Vintage Finds
Most of you know that I love antiques and anything vintage. Last week my teacher assistant asked me if I would like some things from her aunt’s house. The family…
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How to Rewire a Lamp
…I did! Update: I ended up using these in my family room at home instead of at the lake. You can see how they look in my family room here….
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2016 Spring Reading List
…on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories. But the mysteries she pens…
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Vintage Monday – 1938 Wedding Shower Presents
…egg crate used for shipping eggs from the farm to family in Washington, DC. Today I am sharing some of my grandmother’s 1938 wedding shower presents. These are my grandparents,…
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Vintage Virginia Tech Memorabilia
…died. Football season is almost here and I thought it would be fun to make a Vintage Virginia Tech display in my family room using my dad’s vintage Hokie memorabilia….
