I don’t want to sound any alarm bells, but it is now December, and that means that there are less than 25 sleeps until Christmas day. Some years, finding a great gift is easy. Other years it can be a scramble. But what about those years that you want to buy that special gift to [...]
I had so much fun (creating) eating my Pumpkin Spice Latte Fudge for fall that I decided to try a Spiced Rum & Eggnog fudge for the holidays. This time around I only needed one try and it set perfectly. I made them a few days ago and have been meaning to photograph them to [...]
The stocking stuffers we exchange with our family is usually the one thing I forget about until the very end. Then I’m left to run around, frantically looking for stuff to stuff. Not this year. This year, I tried something a little different for my stocking stuffers. I ordered everything online, from one store, and [...]
There are some things that I label as necessities over the holidays. Among the many foods I enjoy, eggnog is one of those things that make my Christmas, well, Christmas-y. And I have the perfect eggnog recipe for you. If you’ve never tried homemade eggnog, you are missing out. I feel I need to apologize [...]
The ghosts and goblins have been packed away in their boxes for another year, and the mistletoe and ornaments have taken their place in our home. There are only six more weeks until Christmas day and I am filled with anticipation for the holidays and everything that comes with it. Around our home, the holidays [...]
Christmas starts the moment I pull out the box in our basement marked Christmas Tree. It’s an old tree that goes together branch by branch. I bought it for $4 at a garage sale when I owned my first house and it is seven feet tall. It takes an hour to get up, but I [...]
The excitement is at an all time high around or house and we still have two more sleeps to go. We are enjoying all of our traditions and creating new ones. All of those little moments that become such an important part of our holidays. Last night, I sorted our stocking stuffers. I realized that [...]
This year I decided to take our family’s classic Peanut Butter & Butterscotch bars recipe a little further. It was a small change, and everyone has their own version of this bar recipe, so I thought I’d add my new recipe here because I can’t go back to the way they were before. I can’t [...]
The most expensive holiday of the year is just a few days away. The food, gifts, decorations, cards and all of the little extras can really add up. Here are some tips to help you enjoy the season Santa-style on a Humbug budget. Host a cookie swap Holiday baking can be time consuming and costly [...]
I have a lot of scrap wrapping paper laying around. Each piece is too small to cover a gift, but I hold on to it just in case. The same goes for previous years’ Christmas cards that we’ve received from friends and family. So, what to do, what to do? I had the idea earlier [...]
I’m beginning to feel like a child on Christmas Eve. I shared earlier this month on my This Bird’s Day Facebook page that I am working with Ferrero Rocher this holiday and I had the opportunity to decorate the fireplace mantle that is making it’s way across the country right now. The delicious, giant Fererro [...]