Well…all the waiting is over…. The Great Pumpkin has finally arrived……..OK…just a bit late that's all…. This is the Halloween post that never was…. Picture editing problems took care of THAT! You're getting it anyway… seriously, I should have "better late than never" tattooed across my chest….backwards of course, so I can read it in … [Read more...]
Fall Decor in the Foyer
September 6, 2013 By 29 Comments
Last Saturday we had some company for dinner. My brother, sister-in-law and her Mum, who was visiting from the UK. I cleaned off the dining room table in honor of them.......and I've kept it clean because for the next two weekends we will be having company. All I need is a reason and I can be just as dedicated as all the Suzy Homemakers … [Read more...]
Haven Break Part Deux- French Friday: Quiche Lorraine
August 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
I'm still away at Haven so I've shared another recipe from my French Friday series! If you remember, I was privileged enough to go to Paris last May and before I left, I cooked a special French dish every week to share with you! Today is Quiche Lorraine..... This is one of the most classic, common and widely served dishes in France. It's … [Read more...]
Haven Break- French Salade Nicoise
July 30, 2013 By 4 Comments
I am leaving for Haven this morning...picking up Kirby from Kirb Appeal along the way! I thought I'd share a couple older posts that fit the season! Some of you may not know that I took the dream of a lifetime trip a year ago in May....to Paris!! It was somewhere I have wanted to go since I was a girl and it was just wonderful! Too short, … [Read more...]
French Friday:Paris Cooking Class
May 25, 2012 By 12 Comments
Bonjour! As promised, I will give you the recipes for some of the delicious foods we prepared in our Paris cooking class! ( part I part II) But first I want to tell you that this is my blogiversary week! {source} I actually first posted on May 22nd 2011. My first post tells you the reason I started blogging so if you'd like … [Read more...]
French Friday: Salade Nicoise
April 20, 2012 By 13 Comments
Bonjour mes amis! Bienvenue au ma cuisine! Aujourd'hui - Salade Nicoise. Allons-y! Once again I will invoke the lovely, VERY French to her last days...Tante Jeanne. I previously used her quiche Lorraine recipe here Today, I am {sort of} using her salade nicoise recipe. Salade Nicoise was reportedly by Julia herself, to be her favorite … [Read more...]
Christmas Recovery
December 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
It's over!! I'm finally raising my head up again after the holiday....whew! We have 13 people here for 13 days and it's quite fun but quite tiring. We had our caroling party on the 22nd We had music (which went unused...THIS group was no Mormon Tabernacle Choir ). The whole bunch was unruly...stockings full of coal were well … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookie Day
December 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Saturday was Cookie day in my house. I started a tradition many years ago of setting aside the first weekend in December.... no exceptions.... for cookie baking day. I wanted to be able to spend time with my daughters and all my grandchildren in the midst of all the busyness of the season. So, on the first Friday in … [Read more...]
I'm Lorraine. I have a love for home & design and I enjoy sharing that passion with others. I'm so glad you're here to join me.
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