1. DIY Festive Holiday Floral Arrangements on FOX-17

    Make holiday arrangements, like this, in a snap using mostly items from your garden! Emily Richett, Feature Reporter, for FOX-17 joined me in my home recently to learn how to create cost effective, festive holiday arrangements using mostly items from the yard. Once these beautiful arrangements are complete, only the lilies will have...
  2. A Neighborhood Holiday Tea: The Celebration!

    Happy Holidays!Guests were welcomed at the door with a champagne flute of Veuve-Clicquot. You’ve read about The Invitation, The Preparation and The Decoration, now finally… The Celebration! Food, Guests and Fun!!! Tea Party Desserts(vegan, gluten-Free & homemade) (back left to front right)On our dining room table were;three different types of cookies, an assortment of raw...
  3. A Neighborhood Holiday Tea: The Decoration

    Decking the halls for the holidays is always more streamlined and efficient when there is a deadline involved. This year it was a neighborhood holiday tea that we Drake girls were hosting for our neighbors, family and friends. Now that the party is over, we are just sitting back and enjoying a relaxing holiday...
  4. A Neighborhood Holiday Tea: The Preparation

    Preparing for our holiday tea party… Polishing Silver For some unknown reason my teenage son “doesn’t mind” polishing silver.Perhaps it’s because he can sit in the basement,away from the rest of his family,watching TV while doing it??? Whatever the reason,he worked on my silver tea serviceuntil it sparkled using Wright’s Silver...