Plaid Everything! Yes, Please!
Welcome to the 531st Tablescape Thursday! Just before I left to fly north for Thanksgiving, I stopped into Pottery Barn to scope out all their Christmas dinnerware. They always have such fun holiday dinnerware. I love seeing it all and it really gets me excited for the holidays. Since Thanksgiving was just a few days away, they no longer had Thanksgiving dinnerware on display. I just noticed today, all of the Thanksgiving dinnerware is on sale right now, so … [Continue Reading...]
Finally Doing It–I’m Adding a Security Camera to My Front Porch
I've been thinking about adding a security camera to my front porch for a long, long time. Fortunately, I've never had a package or anything go missing from my porch, but a camera could come in handy for that, as well. The main reason I've been wishing to add a camera is in hopes of avoiding unnecessary interruptions. So often when I'm working in the office or somewhere in the house, I'll hear the doorbell ring. I'll stop what I'm doing and head for the front door … [Continue Reading...]
A Family Christmas Mantel & The Best Cyber Monday Shopping Finds
Welcome to the 513th Metamorphosis Monday! My sweet daughter-in-law, Nancy, has been sick the past few days with a yucky cold, but this weekend she was feeling much better and started pulling out the Christmas decorations. It was so much fun seeing my grandson's reactions to the trees, lights and pretty decorations. There were a lot of Ooohhs and Ahhhs and WOWs! One of the areas that saw a makeover for Christmas was the fireplace mantel. This is how it has … [Continue Reading...]
My Favorite Black Friday Sales
I don't think I've ever been more excited for a Black Friday than I am today. The sales are pretty much the best you'll find throughout the year, and I love that I can stay at home in my PJs and still take advantage of all the best deals! Noritake is having their BIGGEST sale of the year with everything sitewide at 30-50% off! These beautiful Christmas accent plates are on sale 30% off. They would set an elegant Christmas table used either as a … [Continue Reading...]
Happy Thanksgiving to You!
Welcome to the 530th Tablescape Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving to you! For this week's Tablescape Thursday, I'm sharing links to 8 previous Thanksgiving table settings. If you're looking for any last minute ideas this morning, hope these will provide a bit of inspiration for your Thanksgiving table. Click on any title or picture below to open that particular Thanksgiving Tablescape post. Thanksgiving 2016 Thanksgiving … [Continue Reading...]
Easily Add Lighting to Attics, Closets & Sheds & A Wallet Update I Just Made
Welcome to the 512th Metamorphosis Monday! I have two quick updates to share for this week's Met Monday. Hope you find these helpful! I store the majority of my Christmas decorations here in the upstairs bonus room eaves. As seen below, there are little doors that lead to that storage area. That area can be quite dark, especially when all the wreaths I hang on my exterior windows are still hanging inside. In this photo, I had already pulled … [Continue Reading...]
Hanging Wreaths & My Favorite Tartan Flannel Sheets Are on Sale
Have you completed your autumn decorations? I didn't really decorate a lot this year since I was out of the country for most of October, then under the weather with a nasty cold/virus for 10+ days of November. About the only decorating I did prior to leaving for Egypt was to hang a fall wreath on my front door. (See more of this wreath in this previous post: Autumn Wreath for the Front Door.) Well, that and adding a cute pumpkin to the bookshelves … [Continue Reading...]
Dining in a Country Lodge, An Autumn Inspired Table Setting
Welcome to the 529th Tablescape Thursday! It's very cold here in Georgia right now, so I'm dreaming I'm in a beautiful lodge. There's a roaring, crackling fire blazing away in the massive stone fireplace. I'm curled up under a cozy, warm throw, reading The Secret Garden for the thousandth time while sipping the yummiest hot chocolate. What's that? It's time for dinner? A dark green/red, plaid throw worked well as a tablecloth for this autumn … [Continue Reading...]
How I Foiled a Pickpocket Thief in the Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar in Cairo
After visiting the Hanging Church in Cairo, I was less than thrilled when our guide announced we were next headed to the souk, also known as the Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar. When I hear the word "souk," it brings back terrible memories of the all the souks we visited during my trip to Morocco with Overseas Adventure Travel in March 2017. In Morocco, the souks were always super crowded, smelled bad and were overrun with sickly, sad-looking, neglected cats. Our guide … [Continue Reading...]
Great Storage Idea for Handbags Or Collectibles & All the Details To Create It
Welcome the 511th Metamorphosis Monday! If you've been reading BNTOP for a while, I know you're familiar with this view of my home office. On the other side of my office, there's a cozy, little reading corner. Several years ago I hung a Bucket List Travel Map above the chair here in the office, hoping it would keep me inspired and focused on seeing more of our big, beautiful world. Sick though I was the day I … [Continue Reading...]
