Tempted to bring the entire family to Disneyland this Christmas because the room rates are as low as $42 at the orlando hotels .   I would love to go that’s for sure – but we have to get back in time for school as we have all 3 kids who are still in school.  It [...]

Cookie jars for Christmas is a must – and I’ve started to collect them way before Christmas – but this one was on sale at our local yard sale for $10 and I just love it! Cookie jars make great decoration for Christmas too.

On the same note – if you don’t know what to get [...]

So it is that time of the year – to get the winter tires out from the garage and make an appointment with the auto shop to have our tires change and also to check with them about some auto body repair for our car.   We’ve waited till now to get the auto body work [...]

I would love to buy something like this for the lawn for Christmas decor but at $25 a pop  – now that’s too much I’ll have to say!  darn! i should have bought more stuff during the craft show at the Rodd Grand Hotel this year.  I can understand that they are hand painted at [...]

With Christmas round the corner – I am firing up my oven and trying out old baking recipes, so that this Christmas biscotti will be ready for a gift basket for my childrens’ teachers.  Cranberry & Pistachios biscotti are everyones favorite here and I use melted white chocolate on one end of the biscotti to [...]

I’ve started Christmas decorating already this year – and it might seems early to you – but I figured – if I had to decorate I might as well have more days to enjoy the decorations and lights right?  I hope this year – I can really get the house all geared up before the [...]

This was the first time I attended the Annual Craft show in this town – and boy!  I surely missed all the fun stuff.  I didn’t expect so many crafts on sale here – so I wasn’t really planning to buy a lot plus the weather was terrible the day I went.  Hopefully, next year [...]

Lawn decor for Christmas is now in session – we are taking out stuff – getting ready to decorate the lawn once Remembrance Day is over.  As a show of respect – we never decorate before Remembrance Day.   This year – I hope we can get all the stuff out before the end of November [...]

Who wouldn’t love a bobble head cat timer in their kitchen right?  This cute timer will keep you amused while you wait for your food to cook.  Just for $10 – great gift during Christmas – for those who loved to cook and eat from Boston Warehouse.

This greenhouse isn’t mine – but after seeing what my friend did with her backyard – I’m motivated to have a greenhouse this winter – so that my chinese vegetables can continue to grow in the winter for our own consumption.  Now in order for me to put the greenhouse down – I have to [...]