AROUND THE HOUSE IN JANUARY....and SUPERBOWL APPETIZERS

Hello Loves!

Wowza...the month of January has just flown by

hasn't it?

Do you have the winter doldrums?

I suppose it's time to plan for spring plantings

and gather ideas for outdoor living!

That sure is fun to dream about isn't it?

Here are a few happenings at Estelle's this past week.....

We spent a lovely afternoon catching up with

Nick and Cat and even drove to Uptown Dallas

for a Saturday night date night!

This is our favorite seafood restaurant which reminds

us so much of an authentic New Orleans vibe!

It was a wonderful time.....

I am probably going to post maybe once a week

during these slow months but will always try to bring

you a few items of interest...

today is gray, cold and rainy....a good day 

to watch Netflix, along with cleaning out cabinets!

I gave a lot of items to Catherine when they were

visiting us, which gave me room to clean and 

update our upper kitchen cabinets...

now I can see and appreciate my favorite collectibles

without too much clutter!

She seems to love the things I pass down to her

and uses it all...I adore this in a daughter-in-law!

I will say we have been so blessed with both

our son-in-law and both daughters-in-law...

so thankful for all of them!

This is my current morning coffee mug...

do y'all change out your mugs as much as I do?

It depends on my mood or even the season as to which

one I decide to use for a week or two!

Yes, I have a weakness for beautiful mugs!!!

I guess that may mean I'm a "mug-aholic?"

I have always been in love with Torchiere lamps...

I find them rather romantic tucked into various nooks...

this is a new one I added to the kitchen....

This lets off a very soft warm glow in the evening...

perfect for Winter and especially for Autumn.....

Look what I found....at Market Street!

Honey, I don't know what it is, but Whataburger 

has THE BEST KETCHUP in the entire world!

You can find this on Amazon too for those of you up north

who do not have Whataburgers!!!

It was one thing we yearned for when living in Maine!

I love baking on rainy days and thought

it had been ages since I baked up a batch of 

Chocolate Chip Cookies....

I decided to use one of my favorite cookbooks of all times...

my vintage Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook...

a gift every bride should have!

I also wanted to bake the darling an Apple Crisp
with all of my lovely supply of apples.....

men love Apple Crisp more than any other dessert, you know!
Words of wisdom from a Southern girl......

I highly recommend this moisturizer from Loreal...

I have wanted to try this for some time and came

across this Trial Size at Walmart...

I love this product!

The darling's latest Winter puzzle....
I just want to frame each one...gorgeous
with so many details!

How about your Superbowl party.....
I love hosting a little gathering for my boys
even if our teams don't make it to the big game...
this year, I am rooting for Kansas City!
Why Kansas City, you may ask?
Because the KC quarterback is Patrick Mahomes,
who is from Tyler, Texas and played football at Texas Tech!
We Texans stick together!

Here are a few recipes that will be featured
at our house on game day!

HOT PIZZA DIP

HONEY BUFFALO MEATBALL SLIDERS

I hope you all have good days ahead....
Warm hugs to each of you!