Happy New Year! So Looking Forward To 2024!

Welcome to the 779th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy 2024! I hope you had a fun New Year's Eve. I spent it with friends and family which seemed like the best way to kick off the new year. I have two wonderful decor and centerpiece ideas to share with you for this week's Met Monday. My dear friend, Teresa, loves traveling more than anyone I know. She and I have shared some wonderful adventures over the past … [Read more...]




The Best Champagne Punch, New Year’s Eve-Day Recipes and Celebration Ideas

Need a great punch for your New Year's Celebration? This is my absolute favorite!   When I make it for New Year's, instead of using red and green sugar around the rim of the glasses, I use colorful nonpareils instead.   It looks so festive for a New Year's celebration. If you're having a big group over to celebrate, make more than one batch because it's always a huge hit and … [Read more...]




Down To The Wire & Behind the Scenes, It’s Party Time!

It's 4:30 Pm, New Years Day. Friends will be arriving in 30 minutes for a New Year's Day dinner party and suddenly a long list of things still needing to be done starts playing through my head: Mix up the champagne punch, pop the appetizers into the oven and get them onto a tray, put out the cheese and crackers, light the candles throughout the house and on the porch.  How did it get to be 4:30 so … [Read more...]