For some weird reason, when I should have pulled out the Easter decorations, I actually decorated my table for Memorial Day. After I had finished my masterpiece, I said to my husband that I had the wrong decorations out. He smiled and said he wondered what I was doing. The moral to this story… Read More
Category Archives: Around the house
The Real Corn Dog
So it was Friday night, and our plan was to cook and eat at home. Mike and I each had our own duties for cooking the meal. Mike made it home first and started to clean the fresh corn that we were going to boil. Mike washed and dried one ear of corn and put… Read More
Refresh
It is time for a refresh. The long-awaited kitchen renovation is getting underway today. It has been exhausting up to this point. I have moved everything in one side of the house to the other side of the house. Every nook and cranny of the receiving side of the house has been filled with anything… Read More
Silver-Plate and Sterling Silver
Silver pieces are so beautiful! Be it a silver teapot, a silver bracelet or a silver hair-pin, they are all lovely. Recently I was looking at two silverware patterns: Daffodil and Prelude. Daffodil, by International 1847 Rogers Brothers, is a silver-plated flatware, whereas Prelude, by International Sterling, is sterling silver. What is the difference? Silver-plate… Read More