Residence Joy

Hi there! I’m thrilled you’re here! I’m Dana, a quasi-designer, craft enthusiast, canine loving foodie that loves to write about all the joys at home. In the real world I sell houses. This is my blog, welcome to Residence Joy and Welcome Home!

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Pinecone Bird Feeder

Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Feed the birds with this tasty treat with items you probably already have in your pantry.  SIMPLE NATURAL BIRD FEEDER It’s almost winter and while you might be anxiously awaiting Spring, so are your feathered friends. It’s easy to make this simple birdfeeder, to give the birds a treat.  WHAT YOU’LL NEED Scissors Butter knife […]

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Modern Christmas Trees – Nix the Red and Green

Curating your modern Christmas tree – unconventional color schemes – WITH decorations! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,How lovely are your branches!O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,How lovely are your branches!Not only green in summer’s heat,But also winter’s snow and sleet.O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,How lovely are your branches! CURATING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Christmas –

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Tastes of Summer

Feel the heat of the sun? Summer is HERE. That means it’s time for fresh vegetables.  Okra growing in my reaised bed vegetable garden Feel the heat of the sun? Is your air conditioning running nonstop throughout the day? Mine is, but I live in zone 7a. Does that sound like something you’d read about

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Charcuterie Slider

Charcuterie Sliders

Charcuterie ( shaar koo tr ee) Sliders To charcuterie or not to charcuterie, that is the question. IF you can pronounce the word itself.  Origins of the epic ‘meat board’ began in the 15th Century in the butcher shops of France. During the time when Shakespeare was writing plays in Elizabethan London and Galileo was

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