Happy Tuesday, friends! I’ve got a giveaway update for you today. Lili over at Swanky Chic Fete is hosting a Pencil Shavings Studio giveaway at her blog this week! Hop over and check it out! Swanky Chic Fete Giveaway

  After begging Simon for over a week to put up our Christmas decorations, he finally conceded on Saturday. But wait, before I launch into the holiday decor photos, perhaps a bit of a back story, hmm? I am a serial rearranger.  Since I was a kid,  I LOVE to rearrange furniture. I might even […]

Wow. What a weekend!  It’s Saturday today but it took me a few minutes to figure that out! Wednesday was a total blur of preparation, waiting in lines to pick up food, and then preliminary stuffing-of-our-faces. Thursday was lunch at my parents’ house followed by supper at Simon’s grandmother’s house. In between, we were spending […]

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