It was drilled into me on a regular basis. When we received ANY type of gift, my mother insisted we sit down within a day or two to write a thank-you not. As a child, I hate it. I said thank-you when the gift was given, why should I have to do it a second [...]

With Christmas well on its way, it’s the right time to start thinking about gifts for your friends and family. It can sometimes be hard trying to choose gifts and you need to find something which says that you really care. Shopping can be a great fun though, a chance to indulge in retail therapy [...]

With just over a week until the ghosts and goblins come visiting the mansion, I thought that I would have some WICKED FUN sharing vintage Halloween pin-ups with you. Feel free to use them on your blog, party invitations, or for any fun that you can think of.  

It’s only October and I’ve been thinking about gift giving for the holiday season. I know that so many of us wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday to frantically shop…waiting in line before dawn with CROWDS to get what the newspaper circular tells us we NEED to be buying. NOT ME Last year was [...]

I don’t think I’ve updated about getting the opportunity to pre-screen movies at the theater for free in a VERY long time. It’s raining outside the mansion today and I thought it would be the perfect day to catch a matinee. Without thinking I went to see what free screenings were available, and when I [...]