I’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to view the Autumnal Splendor at the Japanese Garden. It is located at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Autumnal Splendor at the Japanese Garden The Japanese Maples were all draped in scarlet and gold. The seven-acre garden was built in 1973. It was once a rock quarry that underwent a magnificent transformation. Kyoto Style The landscape is done in the Kyoto style. Quite a few bridges can be traversed. Autumn at the Japanese ... View the Post
Favorite Thanksgiving Tips, Recipes and Décor
I am SO excited for Thanksgiving! My cousin Linda and her family recently moved to Houston and will be traveling to spend the holiday with us. I think it has been a good 25 years since we last celebrated Thanksgiving together. Here is a collection of my Favorite Thanksgiving Tips, Recipes, and Decor. If you follow me on Instagram you know that I have been slowly preparing for the holidays. A part of one day was devoted to washing the crystal, another was ironing all the table linens and then ... View the Post
When You Don’t Feel Thankful
This is what the road in front of Storybook Cottage looks like right now. It’s not much of a fairytale. So what should you do When You Don’t Feel Thankful? When You Don’t Feel Thankful Now some of you who follow me on Instagram may be thinking “Weren’t they working on your street like last June?” Yes, yes they were. This has been constant and ongoing. For the past three weeks, unless you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, residents are safer parking their cars about a long block away. I ... View the Post
Field Trip Friday Rustic Log Cabin Village
Recently, while family members were visiting, I took a Field Trip Friday Rustic Log Cabin Village. Field Trip Friday Rustic Log Cabin Village The village has a wonderful collection of structures, objects, and documents dating from the years 1840 through 1890. All the homes and buildings are nestled in a lovely bucolic setting. You can tour the buildings inside and out. It’s quite interesting to see the construction techniques that were used at the time. Lovely layers of varying ... View the Post
The Last of the Vintage Christmas Shadow Boxes
This year I have created The Last of the Vintage Christmas Shadow Boxes. The Last of the Vintage Christmas Shadow Boxes As I mentioned in the Putz house post I have come to the last of my supply of vintage embellishments. They are labors of love filled with vintage goodness. Update: Thank you, they are all sold out. You can find them in the Etsy Shoppe. Laura ... View the Post
Fast Fall Dessert and Festive Flowers
We recently invited our lovely neighbor over and I needed a dessert fast. I hope you will enjoy a fast fall dessert and festive flowers. Fast Fall Dessert and Festive Flowers I took a box of spice cake mix and followed the directions for cupcakes. Once they had cooled it was simply a matter of drizzling the cake with caramel sauce and topping it with homemade whipped cream. It was so quick, warm and DELICIOUS! Even if your food is something from a box somehow, if there is a pretty ... View the Post
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