Aside from my own house my favorite place to be is at my dear friend Doreen’s house. It’s beautiful, cozy, and inviting. And it comes with Doreen and her husband, Mark, too!

I hope you get to spend some time this weekend at you favorite place, wherever it may be!

This week’s Eye Candy Friday is Black & White Cookies to celebrate the return of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I didn’t make them myself, I got them at Costco, but I must admit I’m intrigued by the idea of making my own. After Christmas, of course.

Happy Weekend, friends!

Our Christmas Tree, 2018. It looks the same . . . and yet different . . . every  year. So full of memories, it’s a true reflection of our family and our deep love of Christmas.

We also have a deep love of weekends . . . make it a good one!

Here’s my gorgeous Rock ‘n Roll amaryllis from White Flower Farm. She was in her glory last week with 7 gigantic blossoms all at once. She is spent now and, while I’m hopeful she may bloom again, this plant doesn’t actually owe me a thing. Was she early? Oh yes. Do I mind? Absolutely not!

You know what else I don’t mind, right? The Weekend. Hooray for it’s arrival!

Fall is in full swing and many of our leaves, like this flawless red one, are now on the ground. The lesson here? It’s still possible to enjoy them and their beauty even as they give up everything. See how I’m finding the silver lining wherever I can? Gratitude comes in all sorts of forms.

I’ll be meditating on that all weekend, I think.