Well, Christmas really came up on us fast. I didn't get a chance to decorate like I usually do or anything. My family will be here soon and we will get to see our grandson opening his presents on his first Christmas. We can't wait. My younger son and his girlfriend will be here soon also and we are planning a nice family dinner. My husband is the cook. I did my baking last night. I'll be posting some pictures later on. Tomorrow we are going to Ct. to his sisters to spend time with his family and a bit of time with some of mine. Maybe I'll have some good pictures from that visit. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

I made my niece Dominique her costume this year . Her and her brother Salvatore are like grandchildren to me and my husband. I love to sew for her.

Every year at this time, my sil comes up from Ct. to take my husband and me out for dinner for our anniversary. While she is here, we go to the craft stores and find some project to work on. She usually makes a new wreath for me for the holidays. This year we didn't get much of anything fro projects but when we got home, I showed her my fall items that I got last year. I told her to create. She did. I just love this look. You really can't appreciate it in this picture. the lighting isn't good. In the dark it looks beautiful. The leaves have glitter on them and the lights I just got from Joann's. They're yellow,gold and brown. I never saw those colors together before in mini lights.

Last Halloween

Last year we really went decorating crazy outside the house. I really loved the way it looked. I'm not sure if I want to do it up the same way or change it

I just love the style of these chairs. I got two of them. I don't know what to paint them. I'll have to think about it. They are in my very messy craft room right now waiting to get attention. I got two of them.

Some more tuff

Well I know it's been awhile since I posted but time has really been zooming. I'm trying to get things down around the house that I haven't been able to do for awhile. I'm getting there. I finally have a chance to show you the great finds I got at the tag sale I mentioned here they are

great tag sale finds.

So often I would look on other blogs and see the beautiful items other people got from tag sales or second hand shops . Some items they could redo to give them the cottage look. I have been so envious of these people because around where I live, you just don't find those things. Not until today anyway. My son and his wife decided to take a ride and stop at some tag sales. They called and invited me to go. Well, not far from my house there was a tag sale in a small barn type of garage. Oh my goodness, I hit the mother load. There was so much fabric and patterns and old jewelry and linens. I was so excited. It was almost time for the tag sale to close and I ran out of money. As it happened to work out, the lady having it works with me at school and she held the items for me that I wanted and I will get them tomorrow. When I get them I will post pictures. I can't wait!!

I went to the Washington County Fair this weekend with my oldest son Shane and his wife Eva and my grandson Sebastian. the sun was in the poor baby's face and we tried to find a hat for him. This was the best we could do. He seemed to like it

All about me

Hi there, my name is Dorene and I live in Vermont. I am the mother of two grown boys and the grandmother of one little darling boy named Sebastian who is now 4 months old. I have been married to my husband John for 37 years. We lived in Ct up until 23 years ago then moved into our dream home in Vermont. We live in a log home and it's been a love hate relationship with it since we bought it. My husband has his own landscape business and I work as a para educater. I just quit my second job working in retail for 8 years