Decor on a shelf, featuring a ceramic Colonial man holding a scroll that reads "Bill of Rights" next to him is a framed postcard with an eagle on it that reads "Happy Fourth" and next to that is a ceramic figure of a woman in a blue dress holding an American flag, a large die cut American flag sits in the background.

American Dreaming 250 Years Later

July 1, 2026, 1 Comment

As long time readers know, I have a particular love for the Fourth of July, especially the kitschy items that were produced as a result of the Bicentennial in 1976. For the last few years I’ve been collecting a variety of patriotic items to decorate for the Fourth of July, and have intermittently decorated for…

View of our built in bookcase next to our fireplace.

Send a Little Love

January 28, 2026, Leave a Comment on Send a Little Love

I caught a cold near the end of 2025, and as a result we skipped celebrating and decorating for the New Year, and after taking down Christmas and a nice deep cleaning, we went straight into Valentine’s Day. I honestly started shopping for Valentine’s Day decor back in October, and found a few items online,…

Photo collage of Christmas decor and Patrick and I with text along the bottom reading "Happy Holidays"

Warmest of Greetings

December 24, 2025, 4 Comments

From our home to yours, Patrick and I wish you the warmest of holiday greetings!

A family rides a red streetcar with a deer at the helm, across the top it reads "Merry Christmas" and across the middle of the car it reads "From the FIVE of Us!"

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 5

December 11, 2025, 2 Comments

In my Christmas decor post from this year, I noted that I had added more to my vintage Christmas cards collection. And as has been tradition (with a few exceptions) I’m bringing you another installment in sharing a sampling from my vintage Christmas card collection, including newly added ones! A special shout out to NeatoKeen…

View of our music area, with a record player on the left, a record holder with Christmas albums, a large yellow chair, and a silver aluminum Christmas tree on the right, a large lighted Kodak sign hangs on the wall.

Christmastime Once Again

December 9, 2025, 4 Comments

November, much like October, flew by, and we had a lot of ups and downs, causing quite the delay in getting our home decorated for Christmas, but it is finally done, and ready to share with you all! Unlike previous years, where we tried to cram in our collection of aluminum trees, this year we…

View of a shelf in our dining room, filled with blow mold Jack o'lanterns.

Pumpkins, Ghosts, Witches and More! Our Home at Halloween Time

October 2, 2025, 5 Comments

With October’s arrival, it’s a perfect time to showcase how we’ve decorated for Halloween this year. Back in the spring, we visited Tennessee, where we bought a lot of prints from Hatch Show Print, and realized we needed to make way for more art. Previously, a wall in our hallway was home to three photos…

Beyond the Monster Mash Vol. 2

September 30, 2025, Leave a Comment on Beyond the Monster Mash Vol. 2

I can’t believe October is tomorrow! While I’ve been in the Halloween spirit for a long while now, I know many wait until October to really start thinking about Halloween. So here to get you into the spirit is yet another selection of songs from my ever growing Halloween playlist. “Man with the Hex” The…

Spread a Little Love

January 22, 2025, 3 Comments

Patrick and I are in the middle of our office renovation, and opted not to ring in 2025 by hosting a New Year’s Eve bash. So after Christmas we went straight into decorating for Valentine’s Day, after a good deep clean of course! This year I added a few more “laundry lines” to the house…

Our Christmas photo, Patrick is seated in a chair, wearing a red sweater with skiers on it, I am standing behind him wearing a dress with a Santa and holly print on it. Behind me are two aluminum trees, one green and one pink.

Season’s Greetings!

December 25, 2024, Leave a Comment on Season’s Greetings!

From Patrick and I to all of you, we wish you the warmest of holidays! No matter what you celebrate, we hope your season is filled with joy and fun! We would like to give a special shout out and thank you to Minnie who did our Christmas card this year! The card is inspired…

Multiple stuff Santas sit on the couch under a swag of vintage Christmas cards pinned to a line.

Christmastime at Home

December 4, 2024, 1 Comment

We are in December! It’s hard to believe that we are just 20 days away from Christmas! So it is time to share with you our home all decorated for the holidays! Between post-Anaheim Halloween Parade activities, and both Patrick and I getting a cold, we were slow to decorate, and we also chose to…