We are getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving and I am glad to share my dairy-free sweet potato casserole with you. This recipe like others on our website started with some type of passion/desire. In this case, Joe’s love of coconut. Since he was a kid, he has loved coconut. He says it reminds him …
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On a Saturday night, we gathered around our first fire of the year. It was welcomed warmth and relaxing after we worked outside to enjoy the perfect fall weather. It was only a high of 65 degrees. Not too hot and not too cold while trimming up the canopy of our trees. By raising the …
Do you have a brick chimney? The Chimney cap is one of the most important elements of your Chimney. See how..
One of the quests we had, was to replace the staircase runner when we bought this house. Last summer we replaced the carpet in the lower bedroom that we use as a den / guest bedroom. It was replaced with a grey patterned (physical indention) carpet. We elected at the time to not replace the …
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Not so long ago we set out on our deck refinishing mission. This included several essential areas on our deck and front staircase. It needed board(s) replacement, sanding of existing salvageable boards and staining as mentioned here, “Save big deck railing and general repair“. One of the challenges with this deck is the sheer size. …
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This recipe Cherry Pie recipe aka “Clafoutis Recipe” was something from a Friday afternoon coffee break a.k.a. Fika at work. Working for an international company gives you a great chance to experience other cultures. The parent company for Mack Trucks is Volvo in Gothenburg Sweden. A tradition in Sweden is Fika “to have coffee” an afternoon …
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A little over 3 miles from our house in Lewisville, North Carolina is a place called Medaloni Cellars. It is a winery located on twenty-two acres of rolling hills located in North Carolina’s beautiful Yadkin Valley. They are also an event center for weddings and other gatherings. Some friends said, “Hey, would you guys like …
In our second post related to our outdoor living, we will go over the Globe String Lights that we selected. Adding these along with the Outdoor Speakers (a post from last week) really has upped the game with our crew hanging outside in the evening. As I discussed last time, we spend time outside during …
Mood-setting with 25 ct. String Lights above our deck Read More »
One of the best features of our house, (especially when the weather is not 90+ degrees or we are having a full blown thunderstorm), is our Deck and the Outdoor Speakers we just installed. While there are miles and miles it seems to maintain all of the deck (1400+ Square Feet), we do enjoy being …
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Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would be the owner of a Hill Cart, aka Funicular and aka Trolley… A word/phrase that never crossed my mind. In fact, when we bought this house, our Hill Cart was not even on the list of things on the property. It came as …