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How I Updated My $5 Accent Table
Happy Monday everyone!!! I’m so excited to show you how I updated a $5.00 accent table that I bought last year at an estate sale in Pittsburgh, PA. One corner of my living room had a lonely lamp sitting all by itself for what seemed like….forever! I kept saying we needed more seating in our living room and wanted a chair to go in the spot next to our entertainment center and lamp. Mr. TAL and I found this Queen Anne chair on Facebook Marketplace for $150 and knew I had to give my little...
Things To Do In Plymouth, MA With Your Dog
Happy Wednesday everyone! Jake and Maggie took their first trip to Plymouth, MA with us and had a blast. Mr. TAL had a business meeting and we decided to go with him. Before we left, I called several restaurants in the area to find out if they had dog friendly dining and was pleasantly surprised at how many places allow dogs. I also found there are a few places you can actually tour with your pup! Just be careful. The places that have outdoor dining may or may not have their patios open....
Spring Floral Table
Happy Wednesday everyone! This spring floral table is a perfect post for today. The rain has stopped and the sun is out (thank goodness)! This table just makes you happy. With so many shades of colors who wouldn’t find something they didn’t like. This tablescape can be dressed up or down but I chose to keep it a bit more casual. I also considered the types of foods I was serving and used different ramekins and sized plates. Our meal of fingers foods, chips, dips, and desserts was a...
Easter Table 2022
This is a repost. I decided to reshare this post because I created videos of this table, along with a quick dessert recipe! Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. This holiday snuck up on me so fast. I had created this Easter Table a week ago, and thinking I had another week to post, I left it sitting to work on. Then all of a sudden Easter was here, and we were on our way to the Grand Concourse for their Easter buffet in Pittsburgh. It’s Sunday night, and I...
How Color Can Transform A Room
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I’m talking about how color can transform a room. When we moved into our house, I had the dining room painted the same color as the baseboards which is an off white. After a while, I couldn’t stand it but wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go. Did I want bold, bright? Did I want sage green, pale yellow, or did I want shades of salmon? Our dining room sat for almost a year a plain off white while I worked on other projects but I admit I would stand at...
Cleaning With Vanilla And Lemon
Happy Monday everyone! In part three of my collaboration with Sweet Home Vanilla, we have put together several natural cleaning and deodorizing options using vanilla and lemon. I've learned so much from talking with Amanda from recipes using vanilla, differences between soy wax vs beeswax, to these cleaning tips. This post is a combination of ways she cleans her house having a small family with mine having two large dogs in the house with some research thrown into the mix. This post is...
Doggie Eye Boogies And What They Mean
Happy Wednesday everyone! Have you ever wondered if your dog’s eye boogies are normal? If you have, you are not alone. I’m writing on this topic because Maggie constantly has eye boogies (as I call them) and now Jake has been showing signs of eyes tearing up. I took them to vet and was told they are fine and with spring here, their allergies might be acting up. Goods news is that they are not suffering from a bacterial infection. Their eyes are not inflamed nor are they trying to scratch...
Traditional Italian Biscotti con Vaniglia
Happy Monday everyone! Today I’m so excited to share Sweet Home Vanilla’s Traditional Italian Biscotti con Vaniglia with you. If you followed my Soy Wax Vs. Beeswax post last week, I talked about my collaboration with Amanda Vos, owner of Sweet Home Vanilla talking about candle making, our small businesses, recipes using their homemade vanilla and cleaning tips (more on this later). Today I’m sharing her family recipe and my Berries and Cream Crepes using her vanilla. Although I'm sharing two...
Soy Wax Vs. Beeswax
Happy Monday everyone! Two Adorable Labs has collaborated with Sweet Home Vanilla to bring you the ins and outs of burning soy wax vs beeswax candles. I met Amanda Vos, Owner of Sweet Home Vanilla, last year and feel in love with her product. So much so, that I did a post (HERE) on making her vanilla and added it to my Holiday Gift Ideas 2021 post. We decided to collaborate talking about recipes using vanilla (coming soon), cleaning tips using vanilla (coming soon), and our experiences...
Irish Coffee
This is a re-post: Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!! We hope you enjoy your day by doing something special. Don't forget to make this Irish Coffee. It is soooo good! I'll be making Mr. TAL and myself a cup tomorrow. I've updated this post, added a few more links, and kept some of our photo fails :-). Enjoy! Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!!! I wanted to send this surprise Irish coffee recipe to thank you for your amazing support over the years. We absolutely love all of you and greatly...