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A step-by-step tutorial to make DIY dried orange garland as inexpensive yet charming Christmas decor on trees, wreaths, and garland greenery. Tying up dried orange garland all over our house has become my new favorite past time. Someone really needs to stop me at this point because I’ve lost all will power. It’s so charming, fun, easy, and inexpensive to make, and it’s the perfect activity to do with the kids while plopped around the kitchen table together watching a Christmas movie. Doesn’t it just MAKE our dining room doorway?! This is my second year in a row going dried...

Saturday:  When he got up this morning, John lit the tree.  That made me smile.  I usually don't decorate it right away but it's still pretty and very pleasant if one is sitting in a semi-dark room which John was doing.  He didn't open the curtains behind the tree at all, and I left them closed so that he could enjoy the lights.I am not really decorating but I did tie plaid bows on the old kerosene lamp globes, put out a pair of red Beeswax candles and set up the Edwin Knowles winter platter with antlers and a tiny...

Saturday:  When he got up this morning, John lit the tree.  That made me smile.  I usually don't decorate it right away but it's still pretty and very pleasant if one is sitting in a semi-dark room which John was doing.  He didn't open the curtains behind the tree at all, and I left them closed so that he could enjoy the lights.I am not really decorating but I did tie plaid bows on the old kerosene lamp globes, put out a pair of red Beeswax candles and set up the Edwin Knowles winter platter with antlers and a tiny...

Week 13 is in the books, and it was another wild weekend of football. My record was 4-3, which dropped my overall mark to 62-43. The overall winning percentage went from 59.2 down to 59.1%. The weekend was highlighted by a pair of close games by division rivals. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 20-19 in a hard hitting battle. On Monday night, the New England Patriots escaped Buffalo with a 14-10 win over the Bills. In that game, Mac Jones only attempted three passes as the running game and defense held it down. The Kansas City Chiefs continued...

Week 13 is in the books, and it was another wild weekend of football. My record was 4-3, which dropped my overall mark to 62-43. The overall winning percentage went from 59.2 down to 59.1%. The weekend was highlighted by a pair of close games by division rivals. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 20-19 in a hard hitting battle. On Monday night, the New England Patriots escaped Buffalo with a 14-10 win over the Bills. In that game, Mac Jones only attempted three passes as the running game and defense held it down. The Kansas City Chiefs continued...