There is no place like home for the holidays, and this year that home is Washington, DC. Most years, we’re traveling either by road or by plane to our original homes or adopted homes, so it’s a treat this year to stick close by and welcome our families here instead. And since we have extra […]
Read MoreA Very Merry Christmas…
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the peace of the holiday season! I had hoped to schedule a few posts for this week but it’s been a bit busy around here with a revolving door of houseguests, a full calendar of birthdays, and all the events and togetherness that the holidays […]
Read More8 Tips for Visiting the Hamburg Christmas Markets…
A couple of weekends ago, we found ourselves with a cancellation of guests and suddenly a bit of time. A change of scenery sounded nice and I’ve had the Hamburg Christmas Markets on my list since we’ve arrived here in Copenhagen and never seemed to made it. This was our list winter to give it […]
Read MoreDressing the Drexel: Children’s Room…
“When will I get a Christmas Room???”, that’s what she came down the stairs running to ask after seeing this and this lovely project while we were over at House of Valentina. I’ve always decorated our living room for Christmas since I love sitting around the lights of a tree (or lights of anything else […]
Read More12 Dates of Christmas: Copenhagen Edition
It’s the most…wonderful..time…of the year! Yes, yes it is! Hurrah! December 1st always comes upon me much quicker than I thought it would and it usually means the year goes into overdrive until it ends in a cloud of fireworks on the 31st. There are the holidays of course, but nearly everyone in my family […]
Read More8 Cyber Weekend Sales Actually Worth Shopping…
I am not a great shopper. I have girlfriends who are – they can zoom in and spot the right things to buy at the right places right away. I have an amazing sister-in-law that has her holiday cards AND her holiday shopping wrapped up by what seems like the the first hint of christmas […]
Read More#LoveCPH: Tips for Visiting Tivoli At Christmas…
It’s the most wonderful time…of the year… Truly. This year, Christmas will be a little different for our family with diplo-husband’s departure, but I’ve just resolved to make it Christmas to the max this year. The lights and decorations help put a bit of glow where it otherwise would be more dark than I care […]
Read MoreReindeer Games Birthday Party…
With all that’s going on right now, this past weekend we had a bit of an early birthday celebration for the diplo-tot, so that she got to celebrate with her friends here in Copenhagen. Four years is just around the corner, and hard to believe that the time has come and gone so quickly. When […]
Read MoreStarting the Holidays…
I know it’s been a little quiet on the blog lately…but sadly, our computer had a complete meltdown – first it was the photoshop…then this…then that…until I could barely get the internet to work altogether without the computer crashing. But Santa came a little early with a solution, and we’re getting things back up and […]
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