HAPPY NEW YEAR!

To all our readers, May the coming new year bring you health, wealth, and happiness in abundance! Anastasia and the Gang

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA - GUEST SCRAPBOOKER AND AUTHOR MOLLIE COX BRYAN

Today we welcome back Mollie Cox Bryan, author of the Cumberland Creek Mysteries featuring freelance reporter Annie and the ladies of t...

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY - GUEST MARIA GRAZIA SWAN

Our guest today is author Maria Grazia Swan. Maria was born in Italy and has lived in Belgium, France, Germany, California and Arizona—...

BEAUTY WITH NICOLE - FADE-OUT

Does your hair color fade between colorings? To make your color last longer and fade less, wash your hair in cool water. Hot water open...

DECORATING WITH JEANIE - WINTER SPRUCE UP

Take a deep breath! Christmas is over. Sometime within the next week or so you’ll start packing away all the holiday decorations and ta...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Have yourselves a very merry Christmas! from Anastasia and the gang

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS...

Cross stitch design by Lois Winston featured in the December 2002 issue of The Cross Stitcher magazine A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS Clemen...

THIS WEEK'S BOOK WINNERS

Thanks to all who stopped by this week and special thanks to our Book Club Friday guest author Jo Robertson. Jo offered e-copies of her two ...

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY GUEST AUTHOR JO ROBERTSON

When her Advanced Placement English students challenged her to quit talking about writing and "just do it," Jo Robertson wrot...

FASHION WITH TESSA - TIP OF THE DAY

Tomorrow is the first day of winter, and that means if you haven't started already, you'll soon be fighting the static cling ba...

DECORATING WITH JEANIE - HOLIDAY CLEANING TIPS

Six days to Christmas. If you’re having company for the holiday, you’re probably thinking about all the cleaning you need to do to make...

COOKING WITH CLORIS - CRANBERRY CARAMEL APPLE BREAD PUDDING

One of the ways you can get a leg up on your holiday dinner is to use your slow cooker. This recipe takes virtually a couple of ...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA - CHRISTMAS RIBBON CANISTER

Bringing cookies or other treats as a hostess gift? Maybe those yummy cookies from last Tuesday's blog post? Why not leave the host...

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY - GUEST AUTHOR CAROLA DUNN

Our guest today is Carola Dunn, author of 20 Daisy Dalrymple mysteries (England 1920s), 3 Cornish Mysteries (Cornwall, c. 1970), and 32...