If you’re wondering how to make easy scented pine cone candle fire starters, here is a video sharing how I made mine. They are so cute and smell so good that I leave them out on display until I need one or two.

For those of you who have dealt with spattered candle wax on walls, mirrors, and furniture tops, you're not alone!  I for one am guilty of blowing out candles then having to go back and clean up the wax droplets that I caused.

This morning, the book I grabbed off my shelf is a 1911 Boston Chamber of Commerce book, by George French, and I loved how he described the charm of New England.