This best loved establishment has been around over 70 years! What was on the menu and a definite must have? The grass-fed beef sliders. The slider trio which included ground turkey topped with arugula, carmelized onions and goat cheese. 🍴

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To candle or to candle, that is the easiest way to fill your small space or home with a delicious aroma. A gingerbread cookie or a chocolate cake can be accomplished by scent. Well, if it is a very good candle, you might look to see what’s cooking. That is the ultimate in candles, the […]

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These are just a few of the small gift ideas from Joann.com. Soap and lotion dispenser in stylish packaging that make perfect small gifts when a small gift is necessary. There are even choices of small packages of nail polish and coffee cups. 🎄

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Just when you thought that Christmas needed a little more style and pizzaz. It comes in the form of pillows. Not just any pillows, Christmas with Santa Claus, plaid pillows, striped pillows and pillows that say “Peace on Earth”. A much needed and subtle decor item that adds a touch of Christmas to your living […]

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According to the FCC there are only 100,000 pay phones left in the U.S. These are a few of them seen on our road trip. I found that fact out later because as soon as I saw them, out came the camera.

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Why tinsel? It is nostalgic, of course. Christmas past was not complete without a box of tinsel. A little or a lot to place upon the Christmas tree. Often or not little slivers of tinsel would end up on the floor only to be vacuumed. And alas, the next year another box or so would […]

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7.5 ft. Burgundy Tinsel Pre-Lit Medium Christmas Tree Silver Tiffany Tinsel Pre-Lit Christmas Tree by Sterling Tree Company 6 ft. Pink Tinsel Wrapped Unlit Full Christmas Tree Sterling American Patriotic Full Pre-lit Christmas Tree Vickerman Dark Blue Fir Pre-lit Christmas Tree Sterling Red Ombre Medium Pre-lit Flocked Christmas Tree Christmas with a stylish twist and […]

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A nice option for a flocked tree is this one featured on qvc.com. The entire video, is very informative. (This is a paired down version that shows the finished tree.) (Want to spruce up your holiday decor? It’s easy with this Bethlehem Lights flocked Sonoma spruce Christmas tree serving as the centerpiece. Setup couldn’t be […]

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Real or artificial? Flock or not to flock. Your options, your creativity. Your decor. Your tree is your creative reason to decorate or to decorate with those you know enjoy the holiday as much as you do. A real Christmas tree is just as creatively important as an artificial one. There are years that can […]

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Celebrate the next special occasion with this sophisticated gift of Harry & David™ wine and gourmet food. An elegant, hammered-copper wine chiller arrives with a bottle of our 2017 Chardonnay, perfect for enjoying alongside an assortment of roasted almonds, cheddar cheese, hickory-smoked sausage, and three-seed crackers. http://www.harryanddavid.com

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