Kap & Pen

Hope you all had a wonderful day! I know we did!!
We made homemade cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes and a ham and took that to my nieces house. There was green bean casserole, homemade mashed potatoes, incredibly good stuffing, croissant rolls, turkey, gravy, cookies, pies, and fudge ~ whew! About 23 nieces, nephews, great-nieces and [...]

The Christmases of my childhood were magical, but not because of television or gimmicks or Santa. The magic came from swirling snowdrifts, friends and family, carolers, celebrations of Christ’s birth, the aromas of family recipes, antique decorations, and various yuletide celebrations. Christmas was not simply the 25th of December; it was a month-long season of memory-making.

I love October and November. I love the crunch of leaves, the colors, the crisp, clear air, the smell of woodburning stoves and burning leaf piles, and the sense of rest and peace that autumn brings.
I would like to challenge each of you to wake up each morning during November and find things to be [...]