With New Year’s Eve coming soon, you may be thinking about how to impress a special someone with an inspiring dinner. You can begin to build the impression with a beautiful table–and one that is easy to set. Check out … Continued
Several years ago I was lucky enough to receive an adorable china Santa teapot with accompanying sugar bowl and creamer from a friend. It is so colorful and festive-looking that it creates its own party! So I decided to use … Continued
I love the traditional colors of red and green for Christmas decorations, but I also love using unusual color schemes. If you are like me and are looking for new ways to set your holiday table, check out this pink … Continued
We tend to associate Thanksgiving with fall colors–orange, red, yellow and brown–and tend to decorate for our Thanksgiving meals in them. But there is no rule that says you have to. If you are looking for a new take on … Continued
When autumn comes, the colors of the season–shades of orange, yellow, red and brown–fill your vision and are so appealing. Orange is not my favorite color the rest of the year, but in the fall, I love it!! It reminds … Continued
Are you a fan of Charles Schultz’s Peanuts gang–Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Woodstock and their friends? I have loved them since childhood–I drew large-scale Peanuts characters for a middle school dance decorations once and have been attached to this … Continued
One of my sons was a member of Band Company during his years at Virginia Military Institute. He was in band throughout high school, so being assigned to Band Company was expected. On the weekends of football games, VMI held … Continued
If you have a young sports enthusiast in your family, you may want to celebrate this interest by hosting a football party tailgate. Take your guests to a local game and set up a special tailgate to get them … Continued
If someone in your family or a special friend has been given a promotion at work or honored with an award, you may want to celebrate with a congratulations table for that individual! Everyone enjoys being acknowledged for their achievements, … Continued
New Englanders have their lobster boils, and Deep South folks love their crawfish. But mid-Atlantic people like those around my family’s river cottage in Virginia have crab-picking parties. Most families on the water have one or more big square black … Continued