A Simple Idea For Wrapping Christmas & Holiday Gifts
Wrapping presents isn't high on my list of favorite things to do, but I sure do like how they look once they are wrapped and placed under the Christmas tree. I've found that watching a movie or listening to a book while I wrap makes the wrapping a lot more enjoyable. This year, I decided to go with a simple idea for the bow, something I saw in an ad on Instagram, I think for Ralph Lauren. Using a narrow red ribbon, they tied a simple red ribbon/bow … [Continue Reading...]
Attempting To Turn Lemons Into Lemonade
Welcome to the 829th Metamorphosis Monday! If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you know I tend to be snakebit when it comes to ordering large pieces of furniture online. Back when I was ordering storage cabinets for my garage, it was a struggle to get them delivered in one piece. The cabinets on the left with drawers were always professionally delivered with a big truck that had a lift for raising and lowering the long packages to the ground. Those always … [Continue Reading...]
Love This New Feeder, Delish Popcorn & The Spotting Scope Is Pretty Awesome, Too!
The Spotting Scope has been a huge hit! My grandsons are fascinated with using it to watch the birds and squirrels. Every 30 seconds they are saying, "Mimi, come look!" (Spotting Scope is available here: Spotting Scope.) I need to cherish these moments now because I know they won't last forever. Maybe in a few years when they are older, they will want to go on bird watching/spotting trips with me, kinda like in the movie, The Big Year. … [Continue Reading...]
A Little Christmas Holiday Tablescape Inspiration, Can’t Believe It’s Just 2 Weeks Away!
Welcome to the 846th Tablescape Thursday! I'm currently working on a fun holiday table that I'll be sharing next week. In the meantime, here are a few ideas that I hope you'll find helpful as you prepare your holiday table settings and Christmas Decor. (Click the title of any post to access that post in full.) One of my favorite decorations or centerpieces for a holiday dinner party is a decorative fruit tree. They are not hard to make if you have … [Continue Reading...]
18 Unique & Unexpected Gift Ideas For Friends & Loved Ones
Yesterday I placed two birdfeeders in my backyard. This morning I awoke to a light dusting of snow and a beautiful chorus of birdsong. I hung the feeders from the limb of a tree that's located at the very edge of my driveway in the back, and the birds were having a blast! I went out briefly to make sure the snow hadn't completely covered the seed on the feeder where the seed is somewhat exposed. I sprinkled a little seed on the ground for the squirrels and some of … [Continue Reading...]
Christmas Home Tours & The Start Of Creating A “Theater” Room In The Basement
Welcome to the 828th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend! It was a really busy one here with Christmas festivities and home tours. We lined the streets of our community with paper bag luminaries and it looked really beautiful! Unfortunately, I had a gigantic limb fall off the tree in my front yard a couple of days prior. It was out on the curb awaiting pickup—kinda bad timing for illuminating the road (and the limb) in front of my house. … [Continue Reading...]
Found A Christmas Tree, Plus Adorable Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Man Pillows
Yesterday was a crazy, busy day, but a good one. Though I couldn't fit three large boxes of Christmas ornaments into my SUV for this trip up to the Dollhouse, I decided to take your advice and purchase a tree just to enjoy the lights. This is where it landed, here in the otherwise empty living room. Please excuse the gaps, I just brought the tree into the house yesterday evening and wrestled it into its stand. It was the last one they had of this type, so it didn't … [Continue Reading...]
Christmas Dining In The Sunroom
Welcome to the 845th Tablescape Thursday! We are out on the sunporch for this week's table setting. Since the porch isn't heated, I placed a small electric heater on the porch and opened the door from the living out to the porch. The porch was toasty warm in no time. I would enjoy dining out here any time of the year now that I know how easy it is to warm up. This was a fun table to set, the first one here on the … [Continue Reading...]
2 Beautiful New Updates For The Front Porch
It arrived early! I ordered this wreath from Lynch Creek Farm around November 24th and it arrived this past Monday, well before the original projected delivery date. I love how it looks; it's exactly like the photo I saw online! I was surprised by how wet it was. LCF must spray them well before they bag them to ship them out. It was so incredibly fresh, like the greenery was picked that same day! I love how it looks on my door! The photos … [Continue Reading...]
New Furniture For My Study & A Most-Special Gift From Fortnum & Mason
Welcome to the 827th Metamorphosis Monday! It was a long drive back to the Dollhouse but listening to a book definitely helped pass the time. The weather was great the whole way and traffic was really good to me on this trip up. I tend to overdue a bit on these trips back to the Dollhouse, as I always squeeze in as much as humanly possible into my SUV, so the loading and unloading is quite the workout. I could barely move for the first two days after my arrival and … [Continue Reading...]
