tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49683661782502912272024-03-11T05:22:33.751-04:00Random Thoughts HomeGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00919946471260198201noreply@blogger.comBlogger730125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968366178250291227.post-79033003106387398642020-02-05T07:00:00.000-05:002020-02-05T07:00:12.286-05:00A Sweet Treat for Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sometimes you might want a treat to go with</div>
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your coffee or in my case, tea. </div>
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Sometimes you might not want a rich & decadent treat.</div>
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Sometimes you might just want something simple.</div>
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Enter these Pastry Bites, done in Valentine's Day style.</div>
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I had this recipe for quite a few years,</div>
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ripped from a magazine and tucked away</div>
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to make "some day."</div>
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(I'm not even going to go into how many of</div>
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recipes I have tucked away for "some day.") </div>
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Let's just say that "some day" is today for this recipe.</div>
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These are really a cinch to make and they taste so good.</div>
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Here's the recipe:</div>
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<b>Pastry Bites</b></div>
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<b>6 tablespoons raw sugar </b></div>
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<b>1 ½ teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon</b></div>
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<b>1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice</b></div>
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<b>1 sheet frozen puff pastry (thawed)</b></div>
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<b>1 egg, beaten</b></div>
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<b>In a bowl, mix sugar, spices & a pinch of salt.</b></div>
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<b>On a parchment lined baking sheet, brush pastry with egg; sprinkle with half the sugar mixture.</b></div>
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<b>Cover with another sheet of parchment, then flip over.</b></div>
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<b>Peel off top parchment. Brush pastry with egg,then sprinkle with remaining sugar.</b></div>
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<b>Cut pastry into 10 strips & twist them.</b></div>
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<b>You can leave them in long twisted strips or you can mold them into hearts as I did here.</b></div>
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<b>Bake at 375 degrees until crispy, about 16-20 minutes.</b></div>
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And just like that, you have simple, crispy little treats that</div>
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Enjoy!</div>
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Hello friends!</div>
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True confession time.</div>
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This Valentine's Day inspired decor that I'm</div>
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sharing with you today is from last year!</div>
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I had all the photos loaded & ready to go.</div>
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I just never posted it!</div>
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I was so surprised when I saw the draft listed.</div>
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I don't have a lot of Valentine's Day decor.</div>
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Just a few things.</div>
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This year, (<i>well last year</i>) I decided to make a wreath.</div>
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I really love how it turned out.</div>
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And it was so easy to make too.</div>
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Here's my tutorial on the wreath.</div>
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It's almost silly how easy it is to make.</div>
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I traced some heart shapes onto a piece of lightweight cardboard.</div>
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I cut them out.</div>
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I then took yarn, taped the end in place and began wrapping </div>
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I wrapped all willy nilly,</div>
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nothing uniform about it.</div>
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My intention was to wrap the yarn completely around</div>
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However, once I got going, I decided I loved</div>
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the cardboard peeking out behind the yarn,</div>
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so I left it like that.</div>
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I glued the shapes onto a grapevine wreath</div>
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Happy New Year!</div>
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I can't believe I'm actually here, on the old blog, posting something. </div>
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I have to admit, I'm a little rusty at all of this.</div>
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Winter is upon us here at Random Thoughts Home.</div>
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If you need proof, I will oblige....</div>
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this was taken this morning.</div>
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A good day to stay in with a warm blanket & a good book.</div>
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The winter mantel is ready for the season.</div>
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The dining room hutch & sitting room got a touch of winter, too.</div>
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I have been so preoccupied with the</div>
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<i>Most Wonderful Time of the Year, </i></div>
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I almost forgot to post my decor on the blog.</div>
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well at least as less chaotic as they can be at this</div>
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time of year.</div>
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I was going to break this tour up into<br />
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This year's color palette in here...white & gold.</div>
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It's hard to believe it's October already.</div>
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I no sooner finish decorating for Fall</div>
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I love a neutral look, but</div>
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I could never go totally neutral.</div>
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I'm thrilled that Fall has finally arrived.</div>
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It's my most favorite season.</div>
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I went fairly simple with the mantel this year.</div>
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Are you like me?</div>
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Some years you want simple </div>
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Is is really September?</div>
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This Summer really flew by.</div>
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Two years ago,</div>
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from the blog from time to time,</div>
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I never shared it here for you to see,</div>
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so today is the day it'll make its debut.</div>
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I painted my cabinets white</div>
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some 9 years ago.</div>
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to this house built in 1933. </div>
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I never want to part with them because</div>
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they are huge and can house so many dishes.</div>
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There were a few things I knew for sure:</div>
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I hated my blue tile backsplash,</div>
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I hated my brown linoleum flooring,</div>
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I hated my wood look countertops,</div>
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I'm not a stainless steel appliance girl. </div>
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I wanted fresh & clean & white.</div>
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But....</div>
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<i>here's where I differ from the rest of the white kitchen groupies...</i></div>
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I really, really love color too.</div>
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Come take a peek:</div>
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So that is my kitchen reveal.</div>
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Not a major reno, </div>
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but enough to make a huge improvement</div>
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enough to make me happy.</div>
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Thanks for coming by today.</div>
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I'll be back soon because hey, </div>
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it's time for Fall décor!</div>
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<i>We are in the midst of a heat wave</i></div>
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<i>to rival all heat waves!</i></div>
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<i>I'm not sure how to handle it,</i></div>
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<i>we aren't used to it around here. </i></div>
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<i>Below freezing, we can handle, </i></div>
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<i>98 degrees, not so much. </i></div>
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I've come to the conclusion that I enjoy </div>
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I've also come to the conclusion that I enjoy it </div>
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because I really like the colors of red, white & blue. </div>
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There's something about them...</div>
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Summer is finally here! </div>
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I wish I could say I was enjoying it,</div>
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sitting by the pool, sipping lemonade and reading a good book, </div>
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but it seems between work & my son's baseball games,</div>
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there is time for little else.</div>
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I wanted to share my mantel & living room.</div>
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I went with blue & white and</div>
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I must admit, I love this color combination.</div>
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I was ahead of the curve, <strike>for once</strike>.</div>
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I started gathering items & sewed new pillow covers.</div>
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in May, I started clearing out my Spring décor</div>
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<b>Oh what a fail!! </b></div>
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<b> I hated it even before I finished it!</b></div>
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I quickly took everything down & decided </div>
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everything up again once Fall arrives.</div>
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I rarely show this side of the room,</div>
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so here goes...</div>
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even if it is an off center picture!</div>
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Hello sweet friends!
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Since I've taken many blog breaks over the past year or so,</div>
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I realized I have not shared a bunch of updates done around here.</div>
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(I may eventually need to do an updated home tour.)</div>
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So, today I'm going to start with the master bedroom.</div>
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Here is what the bedroom looked like before:<br />
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We had very dark mahogany furniture.<br />
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I somehow managed to convince my husband<br />
that the furniture needed to go.<br />
However, when we began shopping I realized<br />
that the dressers nowadays seemed very small.<br />
The drawers seemed very small as well.<br />
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You have to understand, we live in an old house.<br />
Closet space is practically non existent in old houses,<br />
so dressers need to store a lot. <br />
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After much thought, I decided to paint our furniture.<br />
My husband was not crazy about this idea, but<br />
I went ahead with it.<br />
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We painted the walls Cottonwood by Ralph Lauren.<br />
Then the furniture got covered by<br />
Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Pure White.<br />
We bought an upholstered head board and<br />
a chandelier and just like that,<br />
a completely different look.<br />
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I'm am so happy with how it all turned out.<br />
It feels so much lighter & brighter now.<br />
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I'm pretty sure that my title today may have</div>
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been uttered by more people this year than ever before.</div>
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It sure did take its sweet time coming.</div>
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My living room made an easy transition from Easter</div>
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to Spring this year. I just subtracted all the Easter</div>
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So easy! </div>
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The color palette stayed the same which also made it easy.</div>
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Thanks for visiting me today.</div>
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I hope you are enjoying a beautiful Springtime!</div>
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With Easter being so early this year,</div>
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I decided not to waste any time decorating.</div>
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In fact, I started the minute I took down</div>
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my Valentine's Day decor.</div>
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Here's the tour</div>
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and I promise to keep the chatter to a minimum.</div>
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The living room & mantel:</div>
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I went with a yellow & green theme in the living room.</div>
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the Nor'easter left us on Friday!</div>
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I did a little Valentine's Day decorating...</div>
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just a little, nothing over the top or anything.</div>
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<br />I went so white & neutral with my decor after Christmas</div>
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that seeing the reds & pinks of Valentine's Day</div>
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has been a welcome change!</div>
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It's the same Valentine's Day elements </div>
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I've used for several years, just switched up.</div>
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I made the flowered heart wreath & the stuffed hearts</div>
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I never really tired of them,</div>
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Have you decorated for Valentine's Day yet?</div>
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Do you go all out or do you prefer "just a little", like me?</div>
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Have a wonderful day & thanks for visiting!</div>
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Winter.</div>
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What can I say?</div>
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I'm developing a love/hate relationship with Winter.</div>
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I don't hate it, but I'm kind of sick of it, too.</div>
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This happens to me every year. </div>
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Trouble is I find it happens <i>earlier & earlier</i> every year, </div>
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which is not good considering we have a long way to go yet.</div>
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Ok, no more complaining.</div>
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Here's some Winter around the house...</div>
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Sitting Room:</div>
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I'm going to adopt my oldest sister's attitude which is...</div>
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Good morning all!</div>
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This has been one heck of a Winter, hasn't it? </div>
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When I checked my phone yesterday at 8am, </div>
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we were looking at a temperature of -12 degrees.</div>
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Factor in the wind chill & it felt like -23 degrees. </div>
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<b>Crazy.</b></div>
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We've been using our fireplace more than ever.</div>
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It just makes you feel so cozy to have a fire going,</div>
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I went with gray & white for my Winter decor.</div>
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Such a change after the bright colors of Christmas!</div>
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except for the wreath, that's new.</div>
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I found it after Christmas at Pier 1 and</div>
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My ladder from Decor Steals.</div>
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I love it.</div>
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A little Winter for the coffee table.</div>
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I think it started snowing the second I put it up!</div>
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Hello dear friends!</div>
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I hope you had a beautiful Christmas!</div>
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Have you taken your Christmas decorations down yet? </div>
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I haven't, but I'm thinking I may begin tomorrow. </div>
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I had the week off from work and </div>
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I really hate to wait until I'm back to work to take it all down.</div>
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Is it just me or have you noticed angry controversy on social media </div>
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about taking down the Christmas decorations? </div>
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Who knew de-decorating could make people angry?</div>
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Anyway, I did put together a little something</div>
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for New Year's Eve.</div>
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At first I think my husband thought I was a little crazy</div>
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decorating for New Year's Eve,</div>
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but then I think he actually liked it.</div>
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It all started with the snowmen figurine.</div>
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I spotted it in Home Goods and when I realized</div>
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My sister bought it for me as part of my Christmas gift.</div>
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Wishing you all the best in 2018!</div>
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Well, here we are on the last part of my Christmas tour.</div>
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Today I'm sharing the Kitchen, Master Bedroom & middle Hallway.</div>
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It's funny, these photos reflect many changes we've made to our home. </div>
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I have never shared those changes on the blog...yet. </div>
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I really need to do an updated home tour.</div>
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I love changing up the dishes in this cabinet.</div>
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I like to add a little Christmas to the bedroom.</div>
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I'm so happy to have this tree in the bedroom.</div>
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At night, it's so pretty all lit up.</div>
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It gives me visions of sugarplums...</div>
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My sister suggested green since she noticed</div>
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décor if I survive the baking marathon</div>
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Shall we start right in with Part 2 today?</div>
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Here's the dining room & sitting room....</div>
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I have never used a lot color in these rooms before.</div>
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I usually go with silver, gold & white, but</div>
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I never imagined how much I was going to love it!</div>
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<i>Oh the sacrifices we make for pretty things!</i></div>
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This pencil tree from Michaels is a favorite!</div>
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It's the most wonderful time of the year!</div>
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Are you enjoying all the Christmas inspiration throughout blogland? </div>
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I swear sometimes it makes me wish I had 10 houses to decorate!</div>
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I'm going to begin my home tour today in our living room.</div>
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However, as I was dreaming of pastel colored sugar plums, </div>
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"I prefer traditional red & green for Christmas."</div>
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Well, suffice it to say, his words stuck in my head.</div>
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Since Christmas is all about family,</div>
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I thought it best not to disappoint and</div>
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this is what I came up with instead.</div>
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Santa and his elves....</div>
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Such a versatile piece & perfect for Santa's elves to climb.</div>
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I'm not sure if you'll notice from years past, but my</div>
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I have always loved to bake,</div>
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Enter Chocolate Peanut Butter</div>
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These little pies really took no time at all to put together.</div>
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1 cup peanut butter chips</div>
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1 tablespoon canola oil</div>
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That was nice & simple...</div>
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Dining Room:</div>
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I have used these vintage looking pumpkin heads for many years now.</div>
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The 3 tiered tray in the kitchen got some Halloween love, too!</div>
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I have been waiting for years for a Home Goods to call my own.</div>
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On October 22, the wait will be over!<br />
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I will no longer have to travel 50 miles one way to get to a Home Goods.</div>
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We will finally have one locally.<br />
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I cannot tell you how happy this makes me!</div>
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In all honesty, the fact that we did not have a Home Goods store<br />
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I would seek out Home Goods on all my travels and vacations<br />
hoping to find that one treasure (or 25) to bring home with me. </div>
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My family knows the routine well. It goes something like this: </div>
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Me: <i>Do they have a Home Goods there?</i></div>
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When 11 family members go on a big vacation...</div>
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Me: <i>Do they have a Home Goods there?</i></div>
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When my son wants to take a college tour... </div>
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When my daughter wants to see a concert a few hours away...</div>
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Me: <i>Do they have a Home Goods there?</i></div>
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So you get the idea.<br />
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My husband cannot fathom for the life of him,<br />
<b>why</b> Home Goods has not asked me to cut the ribbon at the grand opening! <br />
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He has lived in fear ever since the announcement was made<br />
that we would be getting a store. <br />
Now <i>neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night </i><br />
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In other words, having one so close by <i>could</i> spell <b>trouble.</b><br />
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So if all this causes us is a one way trip to the poor house,<br />
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<i>Do they have a Home Goods there?</i></div>
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Have a super week, friends!</div>
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As so the calendar has turned over to October...</div>
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October is such a busy month for me. </div>
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Lots of birthdays, anniversaries, etc.</div>
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I pretty much <i>eat a whole lot of cake</i> in October. </div>
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My pants are not going to like it one bit!</div>
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I put together a simple fall tablescape.</div>
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I have to admit, I haven't tablescaped in quite some time,</div>
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so I'm a little rusty.</div>
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Everything here I've had for quite a few years.</div>
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The wicker place mats are from Pier 1</div>
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Dinner plates, napkins & pumpkin cookie jar are all Better Homes & Gardens (Walmart)</div>
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The salad plates came from a pottery store in the Cleveland, OH area.</div>
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We were on vacation there; I'll never remember the name of that store!</div>
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The amber Park Lane glasses are from a local antique store.</div>
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I no sooner start enjoying my Fall decor</div>
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I'm back with more of my Fall decor today. </div>
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It looks like it's going to be a beautiful </div>
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sunshiny week for us. </div>
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As much as I prefer the cooler fall temperatures, </div>
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I'm going to <i>try</i> to enjoy this last bit of warm Summer weather, </div>
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knowing all too well, </div>
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it'll be gone until next June at least.</div>
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I won't chat too much, just pictures...</div>
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Dining Room: </div>
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