How to (Mostly) Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree

December 13, 2018, 3 Comments

Every year around Christmastime, the internet is flooded with pictures and stories of cats terrorizing Christmas trees. I had cats growing up, and they simply loved climbing up into the branches of our trees. We had both fake and real trees over the years, and the cats loved both equally. The following is a guide…

Santa waves from his sleigh full of toys as he appears to take off, pulled by three reindeer.

Deck the Halls…er, Yard

December 11, 2018, 6 Comments

Growing up, my dad always went all out for Christmas, both inside and outside. When it came to the outside, we had a combination of vintage wooden pieces lighted by flood lights and the lighted classic blow mold plastic, and the roof was edged in those iconic large bulbs, which I later learned were called…

Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

December 6, 2018, 4 Comments

It’s the holiday season and that means it’s also the gift giving season. No matter what holiday you celebrate, you’re going to be wrapping presents. Now, call me old fashioned, but I much prefer a good ol’ wrapped present as opposed to one in a gift bag. But, I get it, sometimes wrapping can be…

An overall shot of part of our living room featuring the six foot tall green aluminum tree on the right, a four foot tall silver aluminum tree on the right. A mauve colored chair sits against the wall in the back with small, vintage stuffed Santas.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

December 4, 2018, 7 Comments

We just wrapped up decorating for Christmas last week! So it’s time to share how we have decked our halls this season. And for the first time, we decorated a just little bit in the kitchen with some small ceramics and bottle brush trees. Long time readers of the blog will know my passion for…

The Lost Art of Candy Cane Making at Logan’s Candies

November 27, 2018, 2 Comments

In a world of mass produced everything, hand-made goods are becoming unicorns, but in the little town of Ontario, where they still put up various scenes of the life of Jesus in the heart of their downtown during Christmas, Logan’s Candies is like a beacon of glistening sugar. Since 1933 Logan’s Candies has become borderline…

Cowboy Christmas Playlist

November 23, 2018, 4 Comments

With Thanksgiving come and gone, it’s officially the Christmas season, and last year I decided to start a tradition here on the blog of sharing Christmas music from my vast collection, and started with California Christmas numbers. This year I decided to pull some of the western tunes to share with you today! “Santa Got…

Myself, sitting in front of a planter of orange and yellow flowers, and pumpkins, wearing a lime green peasant top, black pencil skirt, and purple scarf, and a purple bag with a skull wearing a cap.

Witchy Woman

November 1, 2018, Leave a Comment on Witchy Woman

For the last three years now, Patrick and I have attended Knott’s Scary Farm each Halloween night, enjoying the variety of thrills and chills. It also gets us out of having to pass out candy! You might have noticed a sincere lack of Halloween festivities written about on the blog this year, but an abundance…

Myself standing in front of a quartette of black cats of wood, wearing a patchwork print dress of orange, yellow, black and white, as a large straw hat

The Anaheim Halloween Parade

October 30, 2018, 1 Comment

Last weekend Patrick and I finally made it to one of Anaheim’s oldest traditions, the Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade! Starting in 1923, the parade was started the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce as a way to bring the community together and create a more family oriented Halloween event, and has been a beloved favorite…

Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations

October 16, 2018, 6 Comments

If you have frequented antique malls or flea markets this fall then you’ve probably noticed some vintage Halloween decorations for sale, most of which are made of paper, card stock, and thin cardboard. This rather delicate and disposable nature of decorating for Halloween meant a lot of decorations were easily damaged and often tossed after…

Below a painting of a desert scene hang two skeletons and a black cat above an orange and black couch. On the couch spirit board pillows sit.

Hooray for Halloween

October 12, 2018, 14 Comments

While this October makes the second Halloween we have celebrated in our first house, it is the first year I have been able to decorate! It’s hard to believe we have been in our home a year now, and due to the chaos of moving last year the Halloween decoration boxes remained in the garage. So…

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Holidays

How to (Mostly) Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree

Deck the Halls…er, Yard

Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The Lost Art of Candy Cane Making at Logan’s Candies

Cowboy Christmas Playlist

Witchy Woman

The Anaheim Halloween Parade

Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations

Hooray for Halloween