Month: December 2014

Wood Butter : one of many handmade gifts to share

This year for our ‘Girls Night Out’ Dirty Santa gift exchange, I added to my little bag of weirdness, a small jar of ‘Wood Butter’ that I’d made. The recipient looked at it puzzled and I attempted to explain. But now, I have a better idea,…a blog post. Why not. I’d posted this on my […] Read more…

Christmas Eve Chili and Bagels : Cherish your traditions

Every family has their own traditions at Christmas. That’s one of the great things about this season that celebrates with light and life. When you join a family, as I did so many years ago, you combine traditions and start a few of your own. My husband’s family, though, went completely in another direction,…and I […] Read more…

‘Santaland Diaries’ : A Holiday Tradition

I have my own set of weird traditions during the holiday’s. One of which is catching yet another reading by David Sedaris of his ‘Santaland Diaries’. A short, and hilarious, excerpt of life from the viewpoint of a Macy’s elf during the Christmas season. http://www.npr.org/2012/12/24/167716732/david-sedaris-reads-from-his-santaland-diaries Please click on the link above and absorb the, slightly […] Read more…

Magnolia Terrace Tea Room: not to be overlooked

I collect things,…and I have a collection of girlfriends. They are the GNO crew (Girls Night Out). Many years ago we all started going to and arranging various home parties. We’d schedule one against the other and coordinate our efforts. All just to have an excuse to hang out and enjoy each others company – […] Read more…

Tilted Teacup : the second edition

Some time ago I posted about a tiny tea room in Brooksville called The Tilted Teacup. Well, they’ve moved – so you know I had to go back.  Lucky for me my young friend Mia had recently had a birthday and that was a really good excuse. Besides, school has half-days this week. Let’s go! […] Read more…

My craziest job ever: UPS Christmas help

I know you’ve got one, the craziest job ever…mine? Well, there are a few, but a few years back I had a weird one kind of fall into my lap.  One day I was picking up mail at the development’s gang mailbox and a guy in the ubiquitous brown uniform was posting a paper at […] Read more…

My new album of the Season : ‘Straight No Chaser’

Yes it’s Christmas,…again. I love Christmas! And, yes, in this house it’s ‘Christmas’. Although, I’m not really offended by the ‘Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings’ that are thrown around. It seems every religion has some end-of-the-year celebration – and that’s fine with me – celebrate on! Whomever you are.  Part of my personal celebration is […] Read more…

Caviar Cookie : ??

Caviar Cookies…What a revolting thought!  No, no wait – this is a bit of April Fools at the Holidays. This time of year I spend an inordinate amount of time (and money) at one of my favorite places, Williams-Sonoma. Every year Chuck and his band of merry-men collect tons of odd ball and hard to […] Read more…

Happy 50th Charlie Brown !

I know, I can’t believe they’ve been doing this for 50 years either !! This show wasn’t really my Mom’s favorite, but I loved watching it every year.  One year, I stumbled upon a HUGE, basket ball sized, red Christmas bulb for sale and had to have it. Why? Because I just knew I could […] Read more…