I don’t decorate until the day after Thanksgiving. I like to keep my focus on Thanksgiving first. It’s nice to focus more deeply on gratitude (not that I’m not grateful every day) before entering into the Christmas doings. I don’t compare my preparation with others. I just enjoy what is shared, but don’t judge myself by it. It’s fun to see the different ways people decorate and what they do.
I miss those days of the Christmas hustle to get it all done! My kids are all grown and married now and starting families of their own but the memories of those days fill my heart with love and warmth. I love your videos because I can feel the love and happiness your family has and that to me is the greatest gift of all❤
A quick tip is to switch the maple syrup for an apple in the soup - just chop up and roast the apple along with the other veggies and it adds such a lovely flavor. :)
After a year of family illness and loss, I’m finding it difficult. I have bought my cards but that’s all. You have inspired me though to start cleaning. Thank you for your calm videos Hilary.
Still looking at pumpkin decor in my house! But maybe watching you will motivate me to make the switch soon. I love throwing a Granny Smith apple into my butternut squash soup.
I totally understand the windows you talked about 😂 we just put our windows in our new farmhouse my husband and dad are building. We got ones that fold down too and I’m so excited haha
I’m ahead I think. I have all gifts wrapped for Christmas and for the5 birthdays I have in December. I plan to decorate in a couple weeks, I don’t like it decorated too early. Now I plan to clean house to prepare. I also hope to paint my kitchen cupboards before Christmas, but don’t like doing it.
Good morning Hilary. Your pie and soup look amazing 😊. I love that stonewall in the breezeway. That area is like a little bonus to your house ☺️. I’ll start decorating in about two weeks🎄. I just hope the weather gets cooler by then and stays that way 😂. Have a nice day today.🕊️
I'm so far behind that I think I'm ahead 😂. I've done nothing. We're getting ready to put down flooring and hopefully I can get things done. The pie looks delicious. I love the stone wall. Have a great day. ❤
Our tradition includes getting our tree on the second or third weekend in December and keeping it up til the 6th of January so I’m used to feeling behind. However I am really excited to adopt the freezer cookie method you’ve been sharing. Starting that this weekend!
I can’t seem to get enough soup lately. I also made roasted butternut squash soup. Mine turned out so sweet. Next night made cheddar baked potato soup.
The pie and soup looked delicious. I put our Christmas tree up last weekend, and it’s the earliest I’ve ever done it! My dining room (where we’ll host Thanksgiving) is decorated for Thanksgiving, and the living room and den are both decorated for Christmas! 😂
I still have to make my cough dough balls. Ordering my Paperwhites today! We are doing a big living room project.... Built ins, fire place. Big mess.... But worth it! ❤❤❤ Love from Maine!
Hi Hilary! Faithful viewer here! I add green apple to my butternut squash soup too! Subtly sweet and some tartness to it too :) Are you able to link your roasting pan by chance? Thank you and blessings ❤
I have two of my fake Christmas trees up and not decorated. So I guess I’m ahead. I also have a full-time shop on Etsy so I won’t have any time soon. Social media is like a giant temu ,everything’s fake. I think social media to be really honest is really bad for our society. It’s all smoke and mirrors. People lie and decorate so that you will buy something and they will get money. No one is doing this out of the kindness of their heart and no one is doing this so that they can have a beautiful Christmas. I can promise you that.
I don’t decorate until the day after Thanksgiving. I like to keep my focus on Thanksgiving first. It’s nice to focus more deeply on gratitude (not that I’m not grateful every day) before entering into the Christmas doings. I don’t compare my preparation with others. I just enjoy what is shared, but don’t judge myself by it. It’s fun to see the different ways people decorate and what they do.
I miss those days of the Christmas hustle to get it all done! My kids are all grown and married now and starting families of their own but the memories of those days fill my heart with love and warmth. I love your videos because I can feel the love and happiness your family has and that to me is the greatest gift of all❤
A quick tip is to switch the maple syrup for an apple in the soup - just chop up and roast the apple along with the other veggies and it adds such a lovely flavor. :)
Wow! I have never seen windows that drop down like that! What a game changer to be able to clean them all from the inside.
After a year of family illness and loss, I’m finding it difficult. I have bought my cards but that’s all. You have inspired me though to start cleaning. Thank you for your calm videos Hilary.
I’m so sorry for your difficult year and loss. I pray you feel God’s comfort and peace. It takes time to recover from those difficult times.
Still looking at pumpkin decor in my house! But maybe watching you will motivate me to make the switch soon. I love throwing a Granny Smith apple into my butternut squash soup.
Soup looked amazing! I love fall most of all!🍂🍁 great video! Can't wait to see what you do with the sun porch.
Enjoyed so much.
I totally understand the windows you talked about 😂 we just put our windows in our new farmhouse my husband and dad are building. We got ones that fold down too and I’m so excited haha
Another video that brings blessing and joy ❤
Thank you!
I waited so long for autumn, I’m not willing to let go of it , it’s too soon. Maybe in two weeks or so.
Yum that soup looked delicious! Thanks for sharing❤
I’m ahead I think. I have all gifts wrapped for Christmas and for the5 birthdays I have in December. I plan to decorate in a couple weeks, I don’t like it decorated too early. Now I plan to clean house to prepare. I also hope to paint my kitchen cupboards before Christmas, but don’t like doing it.
Good morning Hilary. Your pie and soup look amazing 😊. I love that stonewall in the breezeway. That area is like a little bonus to your house ☺️. I’ll start decorating in about two weeks🎄. I just hope the weather gets cooler by then and stays that way 😂. Have a nice day today.🕊️
Enjoyed
The soup looks great. I think I am going to try it and add some crabmeat to it. Sort of like a crab bisque.
Waaay behind!
I'm so far behind that I think I'm ahead 😂. I've done nothing. We're getting ready to put down flooring and hopefully I can get things done. The pie looks delicious. I love the stone wall. Have a great day. ❤
Hillary, have you ever read Pippa Middleton’s book “Celebrate”? The pictures are so lovely and I think you’d like it 🥰
Our tradition includes getting our tree on the second or third weekend in December and keeping it up til the 6th of January so I’m used to feeling behind. However I am really excited to adopt the freezer cookie method you’ve been sharing. Starting that this weekend!
The pie looks delicious and the cookie recipe sounds wonderful! ❤
I can’t seem to get enough soup lately. I also made roasted butternut squash soup. Mine turned out so sweet. Next night made cheddar baked potato soup.
Cheddar baked potato soup sounds delicious!
The pie and soup looked delicious. I put our Christmas tree up last weekend, and it’s the earliest I’ve ever done it! My dining room (where we’ll host Thanksgiving) is decorated for Thanksgiving, and the living room and den are both decorated for Christmas! 😂
I still have to make my cough dough balls. Ordering my Paperwhites today! We are doing a big living room project.... Built ins, fire place. Big mess.... But worth it! ❤❤❤ Love from Maine!
Hi Hilary! Faithful viewer here! I add green apple to my butternut squash soup too! Subtly sweet and some tartness to it too :) Are you able to link your roasting pan by chance? Thank you and blessings ❤
Can you share the variety of paperwhites you purchased?! Thank you!
Good morning I checked your store for paper whites, did you buy them at a store or order them online also do you soak the green moss or just wet it❤ty
I have two of my fake Christmas trees up and not decorated. So I guess I’m ahead. I also have a full-time shop on Etsy so I won’t have any time soon. Social media is like a giant temu ,everything’s fake. I think social media to be really honest is really bad for our society. It’s all smoke and mirrors. People lie and decorate so that you will buy something and they will get money. No one is doing this out of the kindness of their heart and no one is doing this so that they can have a beautiful Christmas. I can promise you that.