First, MUSICA, and second… Hello All💞, and third, I thought I would talk about this thing that’s very popular in Europe (and probably all over) right now called Hygge ~ While we were traveling I would walk into a bookstore in Great 
(great and wonderful) Britain, and invariably, on the front table would be six different books, all with some cozy atmospheric picture of H💟ME on the cover and called some variation of “HYGGE,” which makes sense when you find out Hygge is Danish for “cozy.” So I checked it out and it’s pronounced “HYU-gah,” but I like to pronounce it “HUG,” since the word embraces (so to speak) the entire spirit of Hygge. We’ve had Hygge for a long time around here too, but we’ve called it other things … the way my mom said it was,
And sometimes it’s known as Living the Dream; or Having it All; or Living Large; or The Pursuit of Happiness; and let’s not forget . . .
Oh yeah. It’s all about making a world of Contentment in your own
Unfortunately, we can’t control what goes on in the outside world, which seems to get more ridiculously uncontrollable every day, but we CAN control what goes on in our own homes ~ whether it’s one room, an apartment, or a mansion. Hygge has nothing to do with money, it’s an equal opportunity bringer of joy.
Hygge is a state of mind and a recognizing that what you seek, you already have. I’ve perfected my Hygge in rented rooms and tiny apartments when I was younger. I make it every time we travel in a small train compartment when I bring along my feather pillow, my comfy slippers, a new wonderful book to read, my electric kettle, my favorite cup, my favorite tea, and some homemade cucumber sandwiches. That’s Traveling Hygge, there’s more to it, but today we’re talking bout Hygge In-House. In YOUR house to be exact!
There are a thousand ways to Hygge yourself, and if you’ve been hanging around this Blog long enough, you know that’s mostly what we love to talk about. How to make a Homemade Happy Life . . .
Over the years, I’ve recognized that most of the little things that make life wonderful are found in the same basic framework I use when I give a party: They always seem to appeal to one of the five senses, plus that magical sixth sense, the highly personal one called 
“imagination.” Because the senses are kind of your everything. If they are constantly fed a diet of car exhaust, too many people at the mall, the dentist’s drill, fast food cheeseburgers, news of starving children, killer germs on the loose, and culture collapse, staring into your phone for hours on end, and perhaps a quick frisking at the airport, you are just not going to be happy! SO simple. You might have to go out and experience all of that, but then you can come home, where YOU are in charge. Whew. Look around your home. How does it feel? How does it sound? How does it look? How does it smell? How does it taste? Are there flowers, candles, a cozy throw for you, books, teacups? Is there toast and cheese? Are there pancakes? Is there pretty music that sends you to the moon? Now for number six: see any whimsy, anything that only says YOU in all caps? The question is, does your house FEED you from the well of sweetness?
Hygge thyself!
When it’s all rainy and gray outside . . .
Make a fire or light a candle . . . light many candles!
Lots of you know how much I love houses ~ I have one room where there are only paintings of houses on the walls. Over the years, when I’m out and about, I might see a little candle house, the one with the green roof is my newest in this long slow-growing collection. I found it in Scotland where so many of the real houses are white stucco. What could be more Hygge than a candle IN a house? It’s the Hyggiest! And long, and slow-growing? That’s Hygge too.
Light the candles and then go make yourself a cup of tea, and cuddle up to watch an old movie . . .
This is Audrey Hepburn and Gregory adorable Peck in Roman Holiday. Five Stars! I have a wonderful list of old movies that could keep a person busy and in Hygge City for a whole winter if they wanted!
This is the June page from my new 2017 wall-calendar and just a reminder, because the main thing about Hygge, as you can probably tell by just reading about it, it’s so HEALTHY! It doesn’t weigh you down, it makes you buoyant, up and ready to go! It’s priceless, and it’s a gift you can give yourself because it’s FREE!
Read a book that will light your soul, send your heart to the moon, make tears flow down your cheeks, and inspire you to greatness. Read biographies about your heroes. I love reading about the life of Beatrix Potter because she makes me want to be a better person.💞
I think it’s very Hygge to put dried flowers in her books . . .
Even housekeeping and doing laundry can be Hygge, if you wait a moment and let yourself SEE the before and afters . . . and just how pretty wrinkles and patterns can be, smell the cleanness, feel how organized you must be as you are hanging things to dry, there in the Village of Hygge, where you are in charge of your environment, and your environment is not in charge of you.
And how lovely it is to have your hands slippery in warm water caring for your things, washing them, loving them, making them last forever. You can sing while you do it, and that will make the other people in the house happy too. Really, it will.🎵
Luv-lee bubble baths, where all tensions rooooolllll away in the water . . . play the MUSICA! Because guess who’s in charge? You are!
It’s hard to find words for how wonderful a little petty-pet can be, but I tried.
Put something fun on the calendar, something to look forward to! Hygge is having a dream, and making it come true, even if it takes ten years!
Make a picture wall in your bathroom. It’s zen. No one wants to come out of my bathroom now! See HERE.
Have a Jane Austen tea party and Celebrate her birthday on December 16th, use her books as centerpieces, tell everyone to wear a hat … I have lots of recipes for delicious tea party food! (Just click on which recipe you’d like to have.)
There is also Doing Nothing that is totally Hygge, especially if you find you are doing too much: sleep in! Do it in the coziest flannel jammies you can find. Keep the room cold so you are cuddled under the covers. Moosh the pillow around your ears to keep them warm. Don’t laugh. This can be done! As my mother said, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” Put it on your calendar if you have to!
This is Joe (look close to see him), enjoying the Hygginess of it all!
This was the sky over our house this morning, after a few grey days and even some rain. How heavenly is that?
When I was little I used to go outside at night before bed, to look at the stars, and fill my lungs with a big breath of fresh night air to take back to my cozy (Hyggie like crazy) bed with me. I still do it sometimes. The stars, they have secrets, and if you put your ear down close, and listen hard, they will tell you.❤️
My dad used to say, “Be an Elf,” and to me, that’s the same exact same thing as Hygge. It’s a hug. Kind of virtual, but you definitely still feel it. Christmas can be a lonely time for some of us, especially if we’ve dreamed of a certain kind of magical Christmas but have never quite gotten it. I say, this year, think about how you can give it to yourself … a nice big Hygge box of jammies and candles just cannot hurt, with a card signed, “Te Adoro, with all my heart, 💞 your darling Santa, who loves you.” You can wake up, find it all wrapped up under the tree along with the cashmere sweater he left for you, smell the roast chicken he put in the oven, drink the hot chocolate he made for you, count your blessings and be very surprised and thrilled.💝
And another thing this season: Be sure to Shop Small and Buy Local. Because most of the money you spend when you do that, STAYS in your community. That’s a very good thing. Very Hygge. Wear a cute hat when you do it, spread some sunshine. Send love to Tennessee, if you have a little extra, to help the families affected by the terrible wildfires. Send them a little Hygge. And that’s it, oh no, it’s not, I forgot, one other surprise I have left for you! Pretty Hygge too.
This is the Giveaway we have from the new Willard (which just started going out today, it takes about four days for it all to go, so be patient, and if you’re not on our mailing list, you can still sign up) . . . Anyway the prize is a signed copy of the new Heart of the Home, a bird in a gilded cage for your tree, and two dream charms, one is Christmas Joy, and the other (the red one) is Heart of the Home…and all you have to do is leave a comment and you’ll be entered for the drawing! BUT, there’s something else, because Hey, it’s Christmas, and Hey, we’re Hygging today!
Oh yeah, It’s Heart of the Home AGAIN, signed, like the first one, and also, the now out-of-print A Fine Romance, also signed ~ and there’s a little dream charm too, “Girlfriends,” plus, yes, 
it’s the teapot that we bought in an antique store in the Peak District in England that I wrote about in A Fine Romance … I thought, because I have enough teapots, that I would get quadruple the pleasure from this one. First I got to use it, then write about it, then I got to paint it, and now I get to share it. How much more Hygge can you get? Te Adoro, with all my heart, 💞 your darling Santa, who loves you.
So there will be two drawings! Two winners! Just leave a comment, and I’ll announce the winners here on the blog in a week or so, when everyone’s had a chance to enter, and I’ll email them too.
I’m home.🏡 Feeling so lucky! Happy to be here. Sending love to you all.💝
How perfectly precious of you to think of us while on your adventure! My husband and I came to the book signing on the Plaza in Kansas City. At this wonderful time of year I can’t wait to visit the Plaza and think of you! Thank you Susan for being my new friend! Merry Christmas to you and Joe from Phil and I.
We so love our cross-country trips, so many wonderful memories. I know we’ll be back one day! Thank you Sharon, and hello to Phil!
Welcome home have a joyful holiday
Welcome Home!!
welcome home and merry Christmas! your blog always makes me smile.
What a lovely post!
Have a very Merry Christmas.
Welcome home, Susan and Joe! I’m glad you still have lots of book ideas, Susan. Wonderful giveaways.
I just wish I had found your book before my first visit ever to Nantucket in May 2016. My daughter bought your book “Isle f Dreams” for me. I have just finished reading it, many tears were shed but so many moments when reading I felt the love and warmth radiate from your writing. Here I am back in Australia about to celebrate a “very hot summertime at the beach Christmas” and yet being so easily able to visualise you, the kittens and Joe in your home, all cosy and warm by the fireside. Thankyou for bringing so much joy to my life especially as I have two daughters living in the Northern Hemisphere, getting ready for winter Christmases.
It’s always interesting how opposite our seasons are… thinking of you going into summer just as our snow begins to fall! But Christmas waits for no season! Enjoy!
Dear Susan , I have been following your blogs and collecting your creations for many years. You have brought so much joy to my live. Just tonight I was dining with girlfriends and we were discussing how we are now buying books and calendars for our daughters and daughter in laws. Thank you for these cherished memories. Merry Christmas.
Carol M
To me it’s felt like a family affair since the beginning!. xoxo Thank you Carol!
Happy life, a wish for you
Dear Susan, You are such an inspiration! I have been following you for years and have enjoyed your incredible creativity and have read and own several of your beautiful books. Thank you for being you! Merry Christmas!
Thank you Gayle!
Peace!
Ahhhhh….I needed a reminder to seek out a little bliss!
Dear Susan,
I fell in love with your art once upon a time as a teen when my aunt owned a scrapbbooking supply store and carried your stickers and other crafting goods. I still have a few tucked away that I am savoring and using with care. My mom and I have been loving your books and I appreciate your style and heart so much. Here’s to the next 17 years of connecting hands and celebrating girlfriends!
I’ll drink to that! xoxo Hello to your mom, Raimie!
I believe you are a big hygge to me Susan. Thank you.
Tonight, I was awake late at night in my living room and I could smell the crisp pine smell of my fresh Christmas tree and I was nostalgic for my home in India. I miss my family, my siblings and everything that is so familiar and dear to me but I was filled with that exact feeling your blog always resonates with me… and just then my phone notified me of your December Willard. I read through it and I was overwhelmed by your words and how precisely it described how I was feeling.. anyway, thank you for all you share with us. I may miss my family but I’ve called this country home for so long now… the winter, the fresh snow, a fire crackling while I read my own words from years ago, and most importantly giving and receiving love with my friends and family makes nights when you feel homesick a little better. Thanks for the little note you included about the elections, I grew up singing that song in church all the time in Sunday school -red, yellow, black or white all are precious in his sight. 🙂 I wish you the best in the coming year!
OH, even though I only moved to the other side of my country (not to an entirely new one like you did) I know what it feels like to be homesick. I’m sure if you went home, you’d be homesick for here now. It’s an affliction common to those of us with wandering feet. One world, I say it always, and my prayer is that we make it true. Believing is half the battle. xoxoxoxoxoxox Blessings to you and yours, Ruth. Thank you.💞
What an uplifting article for a gray day……tea & hygge
Welcome home Susan and Joe!! And thanks for sharing all your lovely adventures!!!!
Your pictures are beautiful, your words are inspirational, and your artwork makes me feel young and hopeful again~!
Works for me too! xoxo
You are such an inspiration. I love the ditties you tell about your travels, the things that make life great, teas, and I love your cat. He’s beautiful. Merry Christmas
Same to you Carol!
I am brand new to your blog, still sifting through the archives–loving it! I have found a treasure!
Nice to have you here Angela!
Hi Susan,
I just love reading about your travels to the United Kingdom. You are so generous to share your adventures and photos. I have always wanted to travel there. Maybe it will happen in retirement.
I really enjoy your blog so much, thanks for the inspiration.
Just have to put it on the calendar Sharon. xoxo
I enjoyed your post. Thanks.
Love this post so much! Thank you for such a wonderful blog Susan!
Welcome home!
Susan…..Have no idea if I am in the right place ? Hope so. Every time I read your blog, old or new, I am totally ‘gob smacked’. To find someone with so many of the same interests, likes, etc…..it’s spooky!! freaky, unreal ! No one in my experience comes even close….so perhaps you can imagine/understand my puzzlement over this situation. I suppose the logical thing is just to accept and go on, but it is still rather mind blowing. I’m afraid I may be starting to sound like a crazed fan or even a stalker. Sorry… I’ve never had this sort of experience before,there is no one else to discuss this with. Have wonderful holidays. Take care and enjoy. Barbara, in In.
You’re in the perfect place Barbara!
Wishing you and Joe and of course Jack a very Merry Holiday Season in your enchanted cottage by the Sea! Thank you all for sharing your amazing talents and life with us! 🎅🎄
Welcome home! How thoughtful you are to have a drawing. I hope I win it. 🙂
Thank you Susan for your words of wisdom. As my Quaker friend used to say “they often speak to my condition”!
Perfect. We must have the same condition!
Hi Susan
Every time I read your post it’s like being wraped in a cozy -hygee blanket…for
as long as the read takes. And remember that in winter we need many blankets!!
Regards,
Nicole.
Okay Nicole!
Dear Susan,
I would so love to visit with you in person some day! Your artwork is lovely and your words are inspiring. I love the way you seek beauty; I love to do the same.
Our common denominator. xoxo
Susan, Your posts are always hygge for me! It is especially important during this busy season to take this special time to relax a little (or a lot!). On a gray day this time of year, l love to turn on all the Christmas lights, light a scented candle, turn on some soft music, and cuddle up with a hot beverage. Restores the soul and fills my heart with gratitude.
If we are to enjoy Christmas, it needs to feed our souls like it is meant to do…. xoxoxo
This has been fun to read how to have hygge Susan Branch style while listening to the musica you shared, and all the songs that played thereafter (Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra…oh yeah, now it is New York New York). I think your idea of hygge is my style too. Thanks for being you.
Glad you enjoyed it! xo
Susan, first let me say I bought your first book with one of my first paychecks from my first “real” job, which means I’ve been out of school for a LOOOONG time! Secondly, I JUST bought a little book about hygge the week of Thanksgiving! Positively providential, I say!
Positively providential! xoxo
Fun post. Thank you.
I feel so lucky – I just discovered your blog last night! Love it! Thank you and happy holidays!!
Welcome to the neighborhood Lynn, you are going to enjoy the neighbors too!
Susan,
Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration on your blog and in Willard! ❤️
Christmas blessings to you, Joe and Jack! 🎄🏠🎅🏼
Kathy
Wishing you and Joe a very Merry Christmas and the
happiest New Year!
With Love from Texas,
Sherry
(Sydna sends her love. She had her back surgery and is so much better.)
Oh my… I love hearing that. Please give her a very gentle hug for me!
Thank you for sharing the beauty of your heart and the world with us all!!!
Susan,
Thank you for your wonderful blog and books. They are a blessing to me. Your writing and your sweet spirit always help me to relax and enjoy life more. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Blessings,
Kara
I can’t tell you how much I get excited everytime I see your name in my email box. You are my cup of Goodness in the world. Thanks for what you do. 🙂
Thank you Patti!
Susan, here I am giving myself a HUG. In Paris with my sister for a girl’s week.
The at window is open in my bedroom,35 degrees outside and I am under
3 cozy layers. And I will remain in bed until the spirit moves me
To rise! Christmas Market later tonight-a step back in time for a
Festive HUG. J Y
Sounds delightful!
Merry Christmas Susan! My husband and I got our Christmas decorating finished last evening and then sat and watched, “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Didn’t know we were practicing the art of hygge but so happy to learn about it through your sweet blog! Wishing You and Joe a cozy little Christmas!
I didn’t know I was practicing it either! 😀
Welcome, I enjoyed all your Twitter accounts of your amazing trip!
England would welcome you back at any time. You are much loved here. Blessings
Oh, Lesley. Thank you. The feeling is mutual! xoxo
Merry Christmas!
Thank you for making me smile.
Welcome home, Susan and Joe! I needed some “Hygge” today and this was the perfect start to my day. Looking forward to reading the Willard — thank you for your blog and happiest of holidays to you and Joe!
Thanks for another great blog! I so enjoy sitting by the fire with my cup of tea and a”visit from you”. Love the HYGGE! Def. the time of year to get cozy and give hugs. oxoxo
Lovely, cozy post…. welcome home!
Wow. What a blessing to have re discovered you. My daughter introduced me to you back in the 90s and we had a small store which was loaded with many of your treasures in La Canada Calif. We lost my special girl a little over a year ago (suddenly and shockingly) and she left us a wonderful father and 2 beautiful little girls 6 and 8 years old. I so want to pass your spirit, traditions, love and hugs with them (spell check keeps correcting!). You have trully touched me on this glorious Sunday! Love and hugs Candy Snickles
Oh Candy, thank you for saying hello. I’m so very sorry to hear about your daughter. I’m sure you see her every day in the faces of her daughters, what a wonderful blessing, and they are so very lucky to have you, mother of their mother, where memories are forever. Thank you for saying hello. Blessings to you all. xoxo
Hello Susan and Joe, Welcome home. It took me quite a while to find Joe in that one photo! Thank you for being YOU! –Jennifer Lauri
Nice to hear from you Jennifer! xoxo
Welcome home Susan and Joe. Just read your Willard and your blog and I feel so happy right now. Thank you so much for your beautiful art and amazing way with words ❤️
Thank you Jan!💞
Welcome honey! Enjoy the Holiday season!!
Thank you for the reminder to savor the little things. “It isn’t much, but it’s cheap and cheerful!”
(A line I love from Notes from A Small Island – Have you read it?)
No I haven’t, but I like that!
I love your words . And the words of women who share your vision of life
Susan, Love your “Letters” from home. We enjoy so many of the same things and since I am not able to travel too far from my little Huggy home I can travel vicariously through you. Would love to win one of your give-aways. Peace, love and blessings.
Suzanne
Happy you can travel to the kingdom of here. xoxoxo
Your blog was a great way to start the day! I’m all about hygge! Thank you for the Cranberry Cake recipe-sounds perfect for our ‘Pig Out’ day at work tomorrow 🙂 Hope you have a lovely day!
Tell me how it goes!
Just received the newest Willard. Always enjoy.
Thanks for all you share with us. Very much
Enjoyed all the England pics and updates.
Brought a smile to my face.
Merry Christmas
This post is one of your best! Somehow I missed it and read your latest Willard first. You never fail to inspire me. Thank you for all the beauty you give to all of us. Love and merry Christmas to you and Joe! 🙂
Thank you Kathy!
I am a BIG believer in Hygge!! My home is my castle and I love to be home- warm and cozy with my family. <3 Thank you for your lovely posts, they always hit the spot.
Love you Susan! So glad you are home, I missed you!
Thank you, Susan! I’m trying hard to focus on Hygge and to bring it to others to preserve us all from the crazy that comes in through our screens and radios. We have so much in common, and thriving on Hygge is one of these things! Christmas is a wonderful time to pull out the stops!
And did you know that Hygge autocorrects to higgle and that rhymes with giggle?
So wonderful to have you back!
Laurie
No, but perfect, lol!
Susan, your words always warm my heart and make me happy! I think we all need to bring Hygge into our lives, whatever the season or situation. Thank you for reminding us all to take care of both ourselves and others. Wishing you the happiest of holidays!
Thank you Andrea, same to you!
Thank you for the great ideas of Hygge!
Peace with oneself and the world is hygge. I wish this for all and a cup of tea.
Reading your blog (and Willard) posts are such a joy to my heart!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful life and thoughts with us, your dear readers.
My dear readers 💞
Thank you for thinking of Tennessee.
We need everyone’s prayers. With the extreme drought, which contributed to the wildfires, the deadly school bus wreck in Chattanooga, and lastly the deadly tornadoes that swept through our community have taken their toll.
Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State and they have lived up to that motto during this time.
The community where I live is strong and we are #TennesseeStrong.
Please continue to pray for Tennessee.
Blessings to you and Joe, Susan. 🙂
I will, and many others have joined in. xoxo
Thank you for all your inspiration! Have a Happy Christmas Season!
I need to read you every day. It does inspire. Plus my German Shepherd loves the bird sounds.
Thank you for inspiring a Sunday filled with coziness! Tree is currently sparkling in the morning sunshine…sipping my coffee, just finished my Willard, off to do some Christmas shopping… Thank you Susan, for all at you do! Welcome home to you and Joe!
Susan, What a lovely way to start my Sunday morning. Have a beautiful day!
During the commercially-driven holiday season, it’s SO refreshing to be reminded of life’s true joys and sources of pleasure. Thanks for beautifully putting things in perspective.
It’s good to have you back on this side of the pond – I missed your posts while you were away. Your blog is always so full of kindness and wonderful ideas for loving our families and our homes. I can’t wait to hear more about your recent adventures – welcome home and Merry Christmas to you and Joe!
Love these photos and ideas! I was thinking of Girl Kitty recently and wondering if you were handling her loss upon your return. When suddenly, on Friday night, our Maine Coon (Victoria) had a seizure and died within seconds. She did not suffer but my heart is breaking. So consider this a hug as I FEEL your loss.
I’m so sorry Brenda!!! I keep expecting Girl to come down the stairs, find myself listening for her clunk-ca-clunk steps. Hugs to you too xoxoxo
Welcome home, Susan! Your Blog and Willard always put me in a “happy” place. Thank you so much for that! Merry Christmas to you, Joe and your sweet little kitties!
I just finished Isle of Dreams last night. I made your jam and plan on making the marshmallows today. While out at a couple of church sales this weekend I found an embroidered kitten tea towel, a set of silver forks, and a copy of your book Christmas joy ( all for 5.00) It was a good day! The world has been very hard place lately so we watch my collection of old Christmas movies, listen to my collection of Christmas music (mostly purchased at thrift stores for 1.00 each), attend our small town parade, and count our blessings. it does not not take much money to be comfortable and enjoy your home. The one lesson we have passed on to our daughter which I am most proud of. So excited to read your Willard and your blog. I will be making the cranberry cake for company!
What a lovely giveaway you are always so generous!
Merry Christmas.
Cathy
Oooooh, you’re going to love those marshmallows! So different than store-bought! Sending love and Merry Christmas to you Cathy.xoxo
Welcome home, Susan! And thank you for Hygee! Like I said on Twitter, “we need a little Christmas, right this very minute,” and let’s add a dose of Hygee to that as well!
Kelly from eastern PA
Spending fifteen minutes with your words and art is as refreshing as a walk in the woods. I always feel better.
Happy Christmas to the kindest elf of all. ❤️
Thank you dear Liz. xo
Beautiful words of wisdom Susan! I find comfort in watching the birds, I’m going on an owl walk next Tuesday evening keep your fingers crossed we see one! I also have plenty of plants fresh flowers and candles in my home. I find comfort in all of them. I also have a cozy cat who found me on my doorstep and let’s just say a cute dog with a little too much energy but that’s ok I also have wonderful friends and neighbors coworkers too so I am a blessed person have a wonderful week
LOL, the cat found YOU on your doorstep… the chosen one. xoxo
I have taken away several inspirations for simple happiness from you. The first thing I did was light my candles and start a fire.
Happiness!
Maggie
Changes the whole picture doesn’t it Maggie! xoxo
Welcome back, Susan! We missed you and your inspiring posts. Thanks for the
intro to hygge and a reminder that the home is where our hearts are and even in these times of turmoil, we have control over how we live our daily lives, helping our families feeled loved, safe, and cozy. I was so moved reading comments to your post-thanks for the comforting thoughts and words! Enjoy this lovely holiday season!
thanks for remembering Tennessee. I am in West Tennessee but my son lives in a cabin in Townsend about 20 miles from Gatlinburg. It has been devastating.
I know that. All my best to you. xoxo
Heart of the Home and Hygge are words to live by.
Thank you Susan!!
Merry Christmas and the best to you and yours in 2017
Ready your posts is like being there in your cozy home surrounded my hygge!! (And I have been searching for A Fine Romance!! Sad to hear it’s out of print)
Reading your posts!!! LOL
We still have some in our webstore! Kept some back for our blog girlfriends!
Welcome home! The giveaway items are beautiful, thank you for your generosity even if I don’t get chosen. I love all of your posts and will always be a “girlfriend”. I go back every month to look at the old posts and it always reminds me of why I love your blog. I even saved your snail mail letters. I wish you and Joe the merriest of Christmas this year, and a Happy New Year.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Home is the best place o come to. Merry Christmas, Susan
Merry Christmas to you! 😊
How nice to read your post on a dreary Michigan Sunday morning. The fireplace is going and my Trader Joe’s Holiday Blend coffee is warming me also. It’s going to be a good day, thanks to you. Cheers! ~tink 🍷
How nice to read your post on a dreary Michigan Sunday morning. The fireplace is going and my Trader Joe’s Holiday Blend coffee is warming me also. It’s going to be a good day, thanks to you. Cheers! ~tink 🍷
Welcome home Susan!
So glad you are home! You’ve been missed! I’m sitting in my living room that I spent the day yesterday making hygee and I love that I have a new nickname so I can just say one word instead of “Isn’t it the cutest and coziest room ever?!” Haha I do hope you write another book of your last trip though that means probably another year of your life, but the world can never have too much Susan Branch in it!! Merry Christmas (and peace on earth) dear Susan! XXOY
Home Sweet Home! Music, lights, love…you are a treasure!
Hygee! I love it!
From Beth out here in Washington State…it smells like snow this morning.
YUM!
Thank you for your wonderful Willards and cookbooks. I have most of them! I also love cats and volunteer at the kitten nursery for Best Friends. I am a passionate baker and one of my greatest joys is giving baked goods to friends and others that might not otherwise get them. You are a bright light in this crazy world. You go girl!!
I was just going to say the same thing to you! xoxo
Welcome home!!! Thank you for sharing your list of old movies. I love old movies and adored Shirley Temple movies as a child. Can’t wait to start watching from your list. The teapot would certainly look wonderful in my teapot collection!!
Merry Christmas!!
Have fun Sharon!
In the words of Anne of Green Gables (love her) you truly are a kindred spirit!!
Welcome home! Thank you for everything you do! You bring so much joy, and I can see and feel the love. You are all heart! Keep playing the music and dancing to your beat, it all transforms to us into pure beauty. Thanks for leading us on this amazing journey, we could not have asked for a better captain!
Aw, you are so sweet, thank you Barbara!
Welcome home, Susan and Joe! May your holidays be warm and hygge as you make us feel the same way!
Still waiting for Willard. Should I sign up again?
Here it is Tracey, if you didn’t get it. And yes, do try signing up again (also check your spam folder and see if it might be there!).