The Thanksgiving Holiday was one of the coziest yet, and perfectly timed after a robust Autumn. Twenty-one inches of fresh snow certainly aided in the cozy factor and made for great hiking, sledding and sporting. It’s hard to believe I am writing on the 3rd of December. Time truly does gallop by.

Over the holiday we moved into a new cabin up north, which we look forward to making our own over the next few years. (Queue the log cabin design boards, ikat lamp shades, bark covered wallpaper and Old Hickory furniture). Having parted with most of our furniture in our former cabin, it was particularly nice to celebrate Thanksgiving gathered around family pieces that are simple yet sentimental. A cedar-legged table that lived in my Grandparents’ New York camp played host to many meals, alongside newly upholstered antique Chippendale chairs from my parents’ former dining room. The brass candlesticks also came from my parents’ former dining room —I have vivid memories of my Mother spray painting their tin shades to black one year when our childhood dining room evolved into its Toile Theme.

I am thankful for so much this year and being surrounded with the people I love (and drive me crazy), along with these initial joyful pieces in our new home, brought so much joy.

Here’s to relishing in the simple pleasures this holiday season.