(Photos by Ree Drummond) I first bookmarked Ree Drummond years ago. A Oklahoma ranch wife, mother, photographer, and cook blogging under the moniker of Pioneer Woman. Her talented eye for photography, funny stories of ranch life and, jaw dropping brilliant recipes were and, continue to be a source of inspiration. Seriously? I don’t think I’ve …

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As you know, I love the internet. In this series I’ll introduce you to the bloggers, vlogers and websites I’m inspired by. Meet Luxirare! Luxury + Rarity = Luxirare. Her blog features her fashion designs and cooking tutorials, all with an extraordinary and fantastical point of view. The clothes: Wow inducing to say the least! …

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PPRINT offers gorgeous artwork painted on vintage book pages. Anastassia Elias makes these fantastic little vignettes in…TP rolls! I KNOW! Right? You have to go by her site and check them all out! Guy Laramee carves wondrous landscape scenes out of books.

I don’t think I can do without the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his Christmas Eve journey of redemption at this time of year. Many of the familiar things we enjoy about the Christmas holiday sprang from that story; wishing someone a “Merry Christmas,” for example! And, when you call someone a “Scrooge”, exclaim “God …

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