November Magic of the Month – Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Table

The artistic creativity some people possess never ceases to amaze me. When it comes time for me to choose Thanksgiving centerpieces and place settings for my own table, I never lack for inspiring ideas from others. Thanksgiving place settings and centerpieces can be simple or extravagant, but no matter your ambition or budget, there are […]

Happy Halloween!

I’ve mentioned before that I don’t care for some of the darker elements of Halloween. The celebration of gore, blood and death doesn’t appeal to me at all. But I can have lots of fun with spiders, ghosts (the fun kind) and the more lighthearted side of the holiday. Ever since I was a little […]

September Magic of the Month – Simple Fall Decorating

The temperature in Indiana this month has been above average. While that makes it harder to get into the autumn mood, I certainly didn’t let that stop me from buying pumpkins, mums and unpacking my twenty boxes – literally – of fall decorations! In the tradition of my mom, “Mama Bear”, my goal at our […]