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    Home is where life is lived. This is where I love to show my creativity and individuality. Let’s make our homes as beautiful, interesting and comfy as they can be.
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    Celebrating holidays throughout the year brings joy to life. Bringing this joy to you by sharing ideas and visual concepts through this blog makes me happy!
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    FLORAL DESIGN
    Floral design is my art form. I love the look, the smell and feel of flowers and love mixing and matching flowers into gorgeous arrangements. I want to share all things flowers with you.
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Hello!
I'm Christine and am so glad you are here. I am a wife, a mother of three grown children, and a grandmother, as well as a floral designer. I am also someone who loves making a house a home. This space is my opportunity to share ideas on floral design, holiday decorating, entertaining, gardening and so much more!

Please come and enjoy the journey with me!
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Five Top Posts of 2024

Happy New Year, everybody!  How is it going?  We have had a nice long respite here in Boxford, MA after Christmas.  We are enjoying being home and taking it easy, although we have taken a road  trip or two over the past eight days.  It's been great!

Making a Dried Orange Slice Garland

Several years ago now I dried orange slices to use on a wreath I was making.  I made the wreath after Christmas because I am  always running out of time to do all the things I want to do before Christmas.  This is a trait, by the way, that still exists in me today. I am always running behind.  However, I did manage to…

My Transitional Arrangement Moving into December

Hi everyone!  How was your Thanksgiving?  Mine was great with lots of family time. But to be honest doesn't Thanksgiving seem like eons ago?!   Anyway, I am back again with my transitional centerpiece.  Only this time, we will be displaying the Christmas season through flowers.

A Transitional Thanksgiving Flower Arrangement---Sort Of~

Hey there!  It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I, like you, have been planning for the holiday all week. This planning includes grocery shopping and food prep, among other things. Since I am not hosting this year, I have also been doing some home Christmas decorating too.  In the middle of all that I decided to cre…