It’s a Christmas song I’ve surely heard hundreds of times, and it never fails to bring on the festivity! Go ahead. Take a minute to listen! By the way, We Need A Little Christmas was written in 1966 for the Broadway musical, Mame, and The New Christy Minstrels recorded the song for their Christmas album that same year. While watching the video, see if you can pick out a young Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes. 😉 I love that song, but last week I heard something new in its lyrics. Words that surprised me. Twice, easily missed between the peppy beat and cheerful words, is the idea of sadness. See? Haul out the holly Put up the tree before my spirit falls again Fill up the stocking I may be ... Keep Reading...
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Transformation of our old house GUEST ROOM
Whew! How did we get to November 19 already? It's been a crazy-busy few weeks since my October Letters from Readers series, and every day I've been trying to get back here to chat with you. Finally . . . today's the day! I promised I'd give you an update on our old house renovation happenings next time we visited. But you don't reeeally want to know boring details like . . . the hot water heater had to be replaced unexpectedly last week, do you? Rather than multiple disjointed projects (because that's exactly how it feels around here: disjointed!), let's look at the transformation of the main guest room. One year ago (hard to believe, but November 16 was one year since we closed on our ... Keep Reading...
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LETTERS FROM READERS
I hope you've enjoyed the past few weeks of letters from readers. I've enjoyed the walk down Memory Lane. There are many more letters received—and some common questions—that I haven't even mentioned yet. So, as we tie up loose ends for October, let's answer some of those now . . . in case you have some of the same ones! 1) Do you repair linens? I do some minor repairs on my own linens, but that's about it. Unfortunately, I don't have the seamstress skills of yesteryear, but I can point you in the direction of some who do. 2) Can embroidery that has been (improperly!) ironed flat be restored? Probably. Launder the piece so the fibers will become pliable again then iron (correctly!) on the ... Keep Reading...
