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Our house mid-winter | My favorite way to decorate

February 2, 2018 milabassett Leave a Comment

simple winter decor

We had such a nice and festive Christmas and enjoyed all the decorations and the tree that I was expecting to feel a little sad and gloomy after all that stuff was put away. I think a lot of people feel that way-- the house just seems so bare. The kids said the house feels … [Read more...]

Dining room, Food for thought, Life, Our House winter decor

Christmas 2017, part 2 | The Food

January 11, 2018 milabassett 2 Comments

This post is about what we baked and cooked during Christmas of 2017. You can read about our decor here and our crafts and other fun projects here. For whatever reason (kids are older? broken toes? more conscious about the weight?) we baked a lot less than in previous years … [Read more...]

Cakes and Cupcakes, Cookies, Dessert, Dining room, Dinner, Entertaining, Entertaining, Recipes Christmas baking, Christmas cookies, holiday meal

Christmas 2017, part 1 | The Decor

January 11, 2018 milabassett 2 Comments

I know it's way past Christmas and we are in the middle of the transition to the new year but I wanted to document our Christmas of 2017. It was a very nice one and I was enjoying every minute of it and didn't feel like stopping to write a post. We were taking lots of pictures so … [Read more...]

Dining room, Home office, Life, Our House Christmas decor, red and gold Christmas tree

Slowing down for Christmas

December 21, 2016 milabassett 2 Comments

I always look forward to a chance to slow down and spend the time with my family during the holidays. A feeling of anxiety and being overwhelmed can take over so easily. Gift buying or making, decorating, work parties, school parties, family pictures, cookie baking...the list … [Read more...]

Dining room, Easy DIY, Food for thought, Life, Our House Christmas, Christmas traditions, easy Christmas craft, easy christmas decor

Entertaining: more fun, less stress.

February 18, 2014 milabassett Leave a Comment

dining room

We love having friends over whenever we can, though it hadn't been happening as often as we wished ever since the baby was born. But we are at a point now when we can have dinner with friends, and actually enjoy an uninterrupted conversation. Most of our friends have kids of … [Read more...]

Dining room, Entertaining, Our House entertaining, formal dining room, formal living room, stress-free entertaining

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