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Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July (weekend). This holiday has always signaled the start of summer for me. I used to work at Disneyland and the 4th of July brought visitors from all over the world, the weather was...
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Simple Summer Meal
I live in Southern California and somehow we were cheated our summer! To be perfectly honest, I don’t miss the heat, but the sunshine, which SoCal is known for, is missing as well. We get a burst of...
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A wedding shower and beautiful antiques, what more could a girl want?
I recently attended a wedding shower at a good friend’s home. We started with a choice of raspberry blini, Champagne and/or iced tea. (Who can pass up raspberry-anything?). The two hostesses did...
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A Blue and White birthday
I may have told you before; we enjoy a group of friends (5 couples, including hubby and me) that we call “The Birthday Group”. Each couple hosts 1 birthday celebration for 2 of our “members” each...
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Table settings and a good recipe
As I’ve mentioned before, I love to entertain and for me one of the best parts is setting the table. I enjoy the process of deciding which dishes suit the occasion and often the ‘simple white dishes’...
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A few of my favorite things about the season
I love this time of year…everything about it makes me happy. I like cooler weather (I realize there are two distinct camps on this, I have friends that are warm-weather fans) I must have lived in...
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Deck the halls with boughs of holly…
…fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la ♪ Each year for the past 10 years one of my friends, Joyce, in our Birthday Group (to read more about that visit HERE or HERE) hosts a caroling party for the 5 couples...
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Entertaining…by the numbers
While I love a dinner party as much as the next person I find I prefer smaller, more intimate gatherings over having 12, or more, guests; especially when I’m hosting the event. I realize some of this...
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{Party}Entertaining…how to set the table
The first time I gave any thought to entertaining was during my teen years. My best friend (BFF Sharon) and I were talking to Ann (BFF’s oldest sister) about a dinner party Ann and her then husband...
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