Dreaming of Christmas in the old house

 A dream I have had for years would be to build back the old house my great grandfather bought here as his summer place. My dad was born in and grew up in that beautiful…

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Christmas at Biltmore

Hi everyone! I hope you are all warm, safe and enjoying this beautiful season.  I have wanted to share this post for a while, and thought Christmas would be the perfect time to do so. …

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A Very Vintage Christmas

Here is a sneak peek at my Christmas decor which is loaded with vintage family items and mid-century American-made treasures. Christmas was so much fun to put together.  So — let’s take a trip back…

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A Simple Thanksgiving

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my very simple Thanksgiving table this year…using all things I have used before. I filled the box with vanilla-strawberry hydrangeas, white painted pumpkins, candles and pinecones. I used the…

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The Last Days of Autumn…

As we are getting ready for Thanksgiving next week, I wanted to share some Autumn photos from around the property before we get into Christmas decorating!  You know how much I love this little guest…

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And the winner is…

…Christina Gilleylen! Christina is the winner of 6 place settings of Mikasa “Pure Red” dinnerware! After consolidating all the entries from facebook, blogger, email, etc., I had 140 entries, and Christina’s number, 138 was chosen…

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