Another dreary, gray autumn day…know what would lift my spirits? A good old-fashioned tea-party, anyone care to join me? I’ll grab the dolls and teddy bears… This collection or confection of Easter colored Playing House dishes couldn’t be sweeter, not even with candy sprinkles. Mix and match your bowls and cake stands for a great [...]
I’m not ashamed to admit that I love things like delicate lace work and beading, embossed velvets and delicate tea rose florals, so the Tea Rose Velvet Victorian Vanity Tabletop Collection caught my eye. The collection features a hand mirror, a cosmetic vase, tissue box, vanity tray and table mirror. Each piece is sold separately. [...]
Next to Christmas, Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I decorate the house, the yard, the dogs, my husband, but I especially LOVE dressing ME up in costume. In fact, I wish I could wear costumes every day of the year! Needless to say, I’m a really picky ghoul when it comes to [...]
My husband and I decided to get into the spirit of Halloween and go a haunted Alton ghost tour. We chose Antoinette’s because this year they got permission to go down into the Mcpike Mansion wine cellar, which has never before been available to the public. The Mcpike Mansion was built in 1869 for Henry [...]
Just a reminder, October 31st is the deadline for getting into the “Win Bailey, Mohair Teddy Bear Contest Part Two!” …write a post in your blog, listing five things for which you are grateful. They don’t have to be huge, earth-shaking things, they could be thankfulness for a friendly neighbor, a kind person who let [...]
My husband worries me to death. His mother had diabetes and cancer and his father died of a heart attack. My husband is the youngest of five boys and the only one who hasn’t had at least one heart attack. He takes medication for his high blood pressure and pills for the cholesterol, he doesn’t [...]
Today in the midwest the sky is gray, the grass on my lawn is dead and the whole world seems dreary and depressed. I think I’m actually a plant because every fall as the sun wanes duller and the daylight hours shorten, I grow more and more droopy and lifeless. For me, this is the [...]
One of my favorite things about our Victorian home is the huge gorgeous front door, so I’m constantly on the lookout for great wreaths to set it off. This Pumpkin Wreath is perfect for autumn! Each wreath is made to order for freshness and fragrance, with faux pumpkins, Sweet Annie, Yarrow, Quince, leaves and berries. [...]
Last night my husband and I did something unusual, well unusual for us anyway, we drove to Springfield to see Jethro Tull in concert…we didn’t get home till after midnight. I can’t even remember the last time we stayed out that late. My dogs were all up in my face… “And where have you been, [...]
I recently ordered the neatest gift for my cousin’s wedding! It’s a gorgeous two-toned, hardwood picture frame, custom engraved with both inset and raised images. The frame I chose features the happy couple’s names, wedding date, along with a few words and symbols that express the occasion, like faith, Trust, Marriage, Cherished. Their new home [...]
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