We did get the tree up this year - even managed to throw on lights and ornaments with the help of 6' steps. It's much taller than we...

I sent out all the Gingerbread House cards to friends with children and a couple of big kids I thought would appreciate them but secretly I...

Sometimes I can be a tad sarcastic about life in the 'bay but I can't fault our local firefighters. Knowing we would miss the annual...

Do you think I'll make a better Gingerbread House with this holiday card and its stickers? With luck it may end up like this. Lots and l...

A quick run to Ikea Long Island early this morning for tea lights, floating candles and a silver tray to put more candles on resulted in me ...

We spent a busy Saturday decorating the house for the holidays. We got it up just as our first parcels arrived from Amazon Santa. Although ...

Last night we were invited to a special Northern versus Southern Hemisphere food and wine duel at one of the best restaurants in Huntington ...

I swear if it didn't cost $78 I would so get one of these . A modern. gingerbread. house. Who'd a thunk it?

Happy Dag van de Sint! Tonight in the Netherlands and tomorrow in Belgium is the time when all good children get their presents fron St Nich...

The first snow of winter. Good thing I spent a few moments yesterday putting out the snow poles. It's too light to plow but the ground i...

I gave my neighbor a huge bag of pine cones from that giant fir tree in the photo, and we clipped some Hinoki (False Cypress) and Holly (in ...