I cannot believe how Christmas came & went!  With all of the running around and last minute shopping, trips to the airport and sitting in traffic I forgot to mail my holiday cards!!!!  I found them in the back of my car, all neatly packed into a box waiting under a blanket and a refelector! I feel like such a slug, I LOVE holiday cards!  I drive EVERYONE in my house crazy with holiday cards.  It is quite a scene, the dogs run & hide, the kid runs & hides, even the UPS guy ran to the safety of his truck one year - I had a really BIG idea for that holiday card.  There is usually a little bribery & a lot of begging, on my part for someone to help or get involved,  and tons of laughs. 

Well, don’t fret - not that you were - but I am officially dropping them in the post in the morning! A little late but the sentiment is still the same. My apologies to all of my European & Australian friends - especially my Austrailian friends since it will be March before you see it, but you know that I have you in my thoughts!

To everyone, may you have a safe & happy time celebrating the arrival of 2009.  May 2009 bring you happiness, good health and prosperity.

Kisses to everyone

- Catherine

Just recently we’ve been added to the vendor list at Round Hill House run by F.E.A.S.T. caterers. Let me tell you a little about them…

F.E.A.S.T., as the name implies, are all about cuisine… With Patrick, the French chef in residence, that would hardly seem a surprise. Are the best chefs all French? After sampling the culinary delights served up from Round Hill’s efficiently run kitchen, it would seem so.

Round Hill is a great venue. Its exterior is a throwback to past times, with tall Grecian-style columns, wide verandas, and tended gardens that evoke a bygone era.

The atmosphere is one of stately charm as guests mingle in the various period rooms of a grand house, sipping cocktails and savoring hors d’oeuvres.

The Round Hill House is just one of two venues that F.E.A.S.T. caterers operate, the other being Glenmere Mansion, also in the Hudson Valley area.

Call Peter, a gracious host, whose attention to detail, and accomodating spirit, will make you feel quite at home. http://www.feastcaterers.com/