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    HOME
    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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    HOLIDAYS
    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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Creating a Colorful Display

Hi, Everyone!  How is your summer going?  Mine is going wonderfully, with lots of things going on, which is always fun.  I hope you are doing all sorts of great activities this summer, too! My intention today was to show you how to make a colorful display using some of the items you may have in your home already, au…

Features of a Seaside Cottage

Hey there!  I am just returning from a much needed vacation.  It was wonderful with lots of relaxation time.  That is what my husband and I needed and we enjoyed every moment of it.  The vacation was great!  Before I come back to "real life" I wanted to share some of the extraordinary elements of living in a…

Happy Birthday, America!!!

Hi, All!  Happy 4th of July!!!  How are you celebrating the holiday?  I am going to a pool where we are members with my husband, my daughter and her family.  I think she is bringing some friends along, as well.  After pool time, we are going to her house for a cook-out.  Should be fun sharing time and enjoying good fo…

Getting the Cape House Ready for Another Summer

Hey, Everyone!  How are you all doing?  I have been busy with all sorts of life things lately.  Keeping it all together can be a chore, don't you think?  Thankfully, there's a little place on Cape Cod that my family and I use as a refuge in the summer.  Last weekend, my husband and I finally got it all shiny a…

Tussie Mussies and the Language of Flowers

Hello, Everyone!  I hope you are having beautiful summer weather like I am here in Massachusetts.  Before I begin to tell you about the project I worked on this week, I will admit to you that it has been an epic fail!  This has not been my best work but, because I really like the idea of this project so much, I am go…

A Wreath for the Barn---Maybe!

Hello, all!  Hope you have been enjoying the last bits of spring as summer is quickly approaching.  It has been a hodge-podge of a week for me.  I think the long weekend (although great!) may have messed me up for getting anything really productive done.  I have been a day off---all week!  However, I did finally get a…

Getting the Shed Ready for Summer and the Wedding Season

Welcome back, everyone!  Spring is a busy time for me and this week has been no exception.  I have been working in my garden trying to get it ready for the summer.  While continuing to do that, I have also been trying to get my shed ready for all the fun we will be having in there, as well as, getting it ready for a f…