Category: Around the House
Happy April Fools Day! It is also my sister Andrea's birthday, so Happy Birthday too. She posts super pretty pictures on Instagram, you should check her out. She'd love it if you said hi. She has a unique and beautiful style and sticks with it. Eva and I did a little seasonal decorating yesterday. We […]
Week One of Social Distancing is now nearly complete and we survived. So yesterday Eva and I got all dressed up and had a tea party. Three kinds of tea, cucumber sandwiches, scones, lemon curd, the works. It was just what we homebound girls needed. You may think you have no reason to get out […]
We are pretty much under lockdown here, and I imagine your situation may be similar. We are only going out for the most essential reasons and otherwise staying in the house trying to occupy ourselves with anything to pass the time. In an effort to provide some sort of distraction (however small), I am going […]
All my Valentine's decor has been put away. You won't find much red around here. Well, there is always some red, but you know what I mean. I re-did my little tiered tray for March and it makes me happy. The St. Patrick's themed items were mostly from Hobby Lobby. Most of the other items […]
I have switched up my tiered tray again, this time with some touches of red for Valentine's Day. I really do have a lot of fun with this tray for seasonal and holiday decor on my kitchen counter area. It's ironic that most of these little items I already had. No need to break the […]
You know I love my seasonal decor, but when January arrives, I want to clear the decks and have things as uncluttered as possible. In my dining room, I am keeping it simple with mostly white accents. My dear husband came home from the grocery store with a spectacular bouquet of yellow roses, and they […]
Christmas will be here in one week. I still have some gifts to wrap, last-minute things to pick up, a school performance to attend, cookies to bake, menus to plan and shop for, my son arriving from Ireland today, a guest room to get ready, and I have Eva overnight because her parents are entertaining […]
Hope you all had a great weekend! I got a little sewing done, and finished my piece for the snowman applique. The snowman and his broom will go on the right in the empty space. It will be just the right amount of wool applique to get me started. Of course I don't have any […]
I've been enjoying my little Christmas vignettes around the house. It is so nice this year to have all the decorations in place, the gifts purchased and wrapped, and my husband at home to enjoy it all with me. My husband's contract employment has come to an end for now, and just in time for […]
This year I was excited to change up some of my holiday decor. For the past umpteen years I have done pretty much the same thing on my mantel and I was getting tired of it. I persuaded my husband to buy a gorgeous lighted and decorated garland from Balsam Hill during their pre-holiday sale. […]
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Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.
