A Blog For Your Seasonal Home
Bringing you homemaking tips, festive food, and seasonal stories. Coming to you from the DC Metro area, by way of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Welcome! Stay and get cozy.
Recent Posts
St. Nicholas Day
Many European traditions (and Christian households the world over) still celebrate St. Nicholas’s Day on December 6th. He is known as the patron Saint of sailors, various cities and nations, and children.
Adventures in Cooking: Shaped Vegan Cranberry Sauce
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. These last few years we’ve brought a few items to the family potluck table, and one item I’ve been in charge of is cranberry sauce. This year I’ll be making a vegan, moulded sauce from apple and cranberries.
Twelve Days of Lingering Leftovers
When does Christmas end for you, if you celebrate it? Do the decorations come down the day after? Or is New Year’s the cut off for your holiday? Or, like our household, do you stretch it through the traditional twelve days of Christmas to January 6 (the Christian holy day of Epiphany, also known as Twelfth Night and Three Kings Day)? …
10 Easy Ways to Decorate a Small Space for Christmas
… Large ornaments also pack more of a visual punch, tricking the eye into thinking the tree is larger. And most importantly, big baubles add a “wow” factor to your Yule decor…
Yearly Homemaking Checklist
Give yourself the tools to tackle your home this year! This checklist offers maintenance, housekeeping, and tips for a well-managed home.