A LITTLE VALENTINE IN THE KITCHEN

Today, I'm joining Laurie at BargainHuntingWithLaurie for her sweet Valentine's Party.

A romantic dinner, champagne, chocolate, sweet Valentine cards, and roses are all traditions on Valentine's Day.

Here's the sweets I packaged up to give as my February "Friendship Gifts."

The side bar in my kitchen...gifts and a Valentine Tree.

The little Valentine Tree closeup...

Cute little vintage Valentine cards I made...

Across the room, my hutch has a little Valentine embellishment...

My red rooster dishes, from the "Country Living" line, available at Kmart...

My "Valentine Banner," BE MINE! {Y,all, I got this cute little banner from Stacy at Crafty Sweethearts on Etsy. I have tried to link up to her site there and now I cannot find it. If you are interested in one of her banners, e-mail me and I will get her e-mail address to you}.

Red hearts in the apothecary jar...

Red toile bowls...love these, from the "Country Living" line at Kmart!

Valentine's Day is not just those couples who are in love; it's for family and friends also. The day can be a thorn in the side of those people who are not involved in a relationship, so try to remember those who might otherwise feel left out.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to stop in to visit with Laurie and see the Valentine goodies from other bloggers!

I'M HAVING A VERY FUN AND RELAXED DAY!

Today, I'm having a fun and relaxed day. After a visit to the gym for a good workout, I'm off to lunch, a little bit of shopping, and then to the theatre to see "The Blind Side." {Guess I'm a bit behind, as everyone else has already seen this move!}

Forget about "What I'm Wearing" to the gym--it's not pretty y'all! But, "Here's What I'm Wearing" for the fun part of my day...The ivory turtleneck is by Ralph Lauren, and I found the black quilted vest with the faux fur collar at Macy's. {I'm wearing this now as it would be tres tacky to wear anything furry here in South Florida after Valentine's Day!} These are my fav jeans--"The Weekend Jeans," by Ralph Lauren.

My pocketbook is "The Boulogne," by Louis Vuitton. This is my go-to pocketbook...you know, the one you always carry! I'll be wearing these cute monogrammed clogs, available from ThePinkMonogram. My watch is the "Oyster Perpetual," by Rolex, my rollring wedding band is from Cartier, the cute silver drop earrings and charm ring are by Chanel. The "Return to Tiffany" silver bracelet is, of course, from Tiffany's. My ponytail will be adorned with a Burberry scrunchie!

I have just discovered that it is 46 cold degrees outside...not happy with that y'all! So, I guess I must wear a jacket--this black quilted jacket and scarf by Burberry.

Thank you so much for visiting with me today. Now, I'm off to the gym!

A HOME TOUR...IN SWITZERLAND!

Lord Have Mercy, someone in Switzerland has been reading my blog! I'm so happy to have met Dr. Cornelia Stamm Hurter through my blog...She's from Switzerland and I'm from the South in the United States, but we both love to decorate our homes and entertain. Y'all take a peek at her lovely home....This gorgeous home will be 100 years old this year!

First, I would like to introduce to you Dr. Hurter's daughters...Nora-13 and Maude-10, in traditional costumes as guests of honor at last year's Spring Opening Procession in Zurich, Switzerland. Don't they look so cute y'all?!

Here's Miss Nora on a ski-holiday last week...in Zermatt at the Matterhorn!!

So happy to see a tea setting among Dr. Hurter's photos..."A Meissen Tete a Tete," or Tea for Two! {Deutsche Blume or German flower pattern}

How stunning is this Drawing Room....

On a sideboard...The vase is from Meissen, the candlesticks are Royal Copenhagen, the tureen on the left is from Nymphenburg and the one on the right is from Meissen.

The dining room...

Another shot of The Drawing Room...

Halloween tablescape set for a children's party...
Dr. Hurter spent 18 hours decorating this stunning tree with over 1,000 ornaments!!! Now y'all, this is what a Christmas tree should look like!

The table set during the holiday season...

Thank you to Dr. Hurter for sharing the photos of your beautiful home and thank you to all my readers for coming along on the tour! Y'all feel free to send me photos of your home. I love to peek inside and so to my readers! Send your photos to me at Miss Janice {at} Miss Janice {dot} com. Have a wonderful day.

SAINTSATION!

Who Dat? I've definitely got the Saint Fever! Yes y'all, we are Saints fans! Looking forward to the game...hoping the Saints win! Of course, I'll be watching the cheerleaders...the Saintsations. Oooooh, I'd just love to be one of those young girls today. {Love their uniforms--with the fleur de lis}

Served "husband" a Super Bowl warm-up lunch...Sliders, wings, and fries--with beer, of course!
{A little etiquette tip to remember at your Super Bowl gathering...Use the three- finger rule when picking up food with the fingers. Use your thumb, index finger, and middle finger}


For dessert, I stuck with one of our favs, red velvet cupcakes--embellished with a football!


So now we're off to enjoy the game with friends...GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting Ready for a Saint-ly Sunday!

I'm getting ready for church in the morning and "Here's What I'll Be Wearing." This is a very prim & proper wool shift with the matching three-quarter sleeves jacket. The dress is from Talbot's...a long time ago. I love to wear the velvet flower pin with it--it's the perfect color for this outfit.

Love this velvet flower pin! I'm wearing this tomorrow, because Southern ladies don't wear velvet after Valentine's Day or before Thanksgiving! {Here's a little etiquette tip: Wear your corsage, brooch, or pin on your left shoulder--that's the proper place!}

I'll be wearing my camel Vara pumps, by Ferragamo and carrying my Louis Vuitton pouchette. {I must be honest with y'all--this not my pocketbook of choice for this outfit, but I simply cannot find a camel color designer bag to match the shoes...so, I may just leave it in the car!} My earrings are by Givenchy and I'll wear my rollring wedding band by Cartier. My perfume and lotion of choice--Coco Mlle., by Chanel. My ponytail will be adorned with a gold tone barrette, by Chanel.

I love this little dress...it's very Southern lookin'!

After church, I'll be off the gym for a good workout so that I won't feel so guilty about eating the junk food I'm preparing for Super Bowl grazing!

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow afternoon with my Super Bowl food setting...nothing big y'all!

Friendship Gifts

Hello y'all! How can it be February already? My garage is still a mess from Christmas! I'm dropping in to say hello and show y'all my February "Friendship Gifts."

The cute little red scalloped boxes are by Martha Stewart. I found them after Christmas at Michael's for practically nothing!

The little compartments are lined with red polka dot tissue paper and I filled them with some Valentine sweets...

I tied some of the boxes with "Happy Valentines Day" ribbon, some with red-heart ribbon, and some with red gingham ribbon. These will be great "Friendship Gifts," Valentine tokens of love, or sweet hostess gifts!

I'll be back soon to participate in Laurie's Valentine Party and Barb's Tabletop Tuesday. Thank you for stopping in to visit with me.