Monthly Archives: December 2016

Making Winter Cozy & Warm

    Bone-chilling temperatures, frosty windows, ice-covered roads, biting winds and whirling snow flurries …  it is mid-winter here in Southern Ontario. For many of you in the warmer areas, you do not experience a harsh winter like ours. But if you visit Ontario in mid January, you will feel an immediate chill to your […]

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A new Grandfather {Clock}

In a dusty, dark corner of a very old house, sits the tall, wooden worn out clock. It has seen its share of memories and pain, keeping perfect time with a tick and a tock. -The Grandfather Clock     When it comes to making a home, creating an environment that is memorable, filled with […]

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It’s a Marshmallow World 💕

  “It’s a marshmallow world in the winter When the snow comes to cover the ground It’s the time for play, it’s a whipped cream day I wait for it the whole year round. It’s a yum-yummy world made for sweethearts Take a walk with your favorite girl It’s a sugar date, what if spring […]

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Winter Inspired {Gifts} to Make at Home

“It was so wonderful to be there, safe at home, sheltered from the winds and the cold. Laura thought that this must be a little like heaven, where the weary are at rest.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter Freshly fallen snow has finally arrived {yet again} and our little world is pretty and bright, […]

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Turning One …

  Could a little baby be more love? I think no. What a special day, celebrating Lazarus’ first birthday. A simple gathering. Good food. And lots of hugs and snuggles for our little boy. Nothing brings out his smile like his sisters!   The girls made his cupcakes and icing, decorated them and make the […]

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