• Food,  Friends,  Party

    “From the Sea” Theme Party with Octopus and Shrimp

    We had a fabulous time with our dear friends Don, Lisa, and Dillon (whom we claim to be family) on Saturday. Our theme this time was “From the Sea”. George made two kinds of shrimp. So very tasty for our appetizer. And of course the mug in the back there held some cocktail sauce. The shell dish is one that my Aunt Martha and Uncle Ken gave us. It’s perfect for holding ice for things like this. Don and Lisa and Dillon were wonderful hosts and had a beautiful “From the Sea” table. Don served Octopus. Lisa had made some appetizers and several dishes that went with dinner. Don made…

  • Cleaning,  Cooking,  Friends,  Home,  Vlog

    OH NO! Company’s Coming | And Yesterday’s Financial Crisis

    Well, after a little break, the next video is HERE. You know that feeling of having a big group over? Is my house good enough, clean enough? Will everything be perfect enough? I’m almost a perfectionist but mainly I just fuss over the details. George always grounds me to the reality. You will have to watch to see if it every comes together! 😉 If you are new here, these videos go live every Saturday at 7:00 a.m. on Less Hustle More Coffee, on YouTube. Give me a like over there and subscribe if you haven’t already. It really helps out the channel. You all have been great and I…

  • Decor,  Food,  Friends,  Home,  Party

    Our Winter Northern 55 Latitude Dinner Party with Friends, Food and Drinks, and Table Decor

    We’ve been planning this Northern Latitude party for several months now. Mainly just planning a fun time with friends, but in order to narrow down the food line up we have started coming up with the themes and then making our party around that. When it’s around Christmas time (usually after the busy-ness of the holidays) we throw in our gift exchange. So I saved out any white decor, bought a few shiny, icy, snowy things for the table decor, bought some cute deer, b/c I like them and we have lots in our neighborhood. And I put together a snowy, icy decor, threw on some Northern lights on YouTube,…