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Holiday Bliss 15

Victoria Classics Holiday Bliss 2015

It seems we anticipate the coming of Christmas all year, so it is not surprising that we devote much energy to preparing for this...
Napa Soap Co.

How It’s Made: Napa Soap Co.

The natural beauty and easy elegance of California’s wine country provides the inspiration behind Napa Soap Co. that is abounding with delicate bath, beauty,...
giving Nov/Dec 2015

Glad Tidings We Bring

Joy to the world! As winter days approach, our thoughts turn to the upcoming Christmas holidays. With hearts full of gratitude for our dear...
autumn porch

Chimes: Sunset on the Autumn Porch

I cannot say why autumn is my favorite time of year. Perhaps it’s all the vibrant shades of yellow—the goldenrods that begin blooming into...
Jan Karon

Book Review: Jan Karon’s Come Rain or Come Shine

Beloved author and former Victoria Writer-in-Residence Jan Karon welcomes us back to Mitford with her well-crafted continuation of the life story of Father Tim...
Toleware

Lidy Baars’s French Garden House Antiques

When just a child in her native Netherlands, French Garden House proprietress Lidy Baars began developing a passion for antiques – one so strong...