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Happy Boxing Day

One of our favorite sources, History.com, has this to say about Boxing Day: Read more

The Tudors Brought Them To Us!

Traditions come in all sorts of ways but we were interested to read that many of the Christmas traditions we experience today date way back to the Tudor times. Read more

The Rest of the Story…

…on how St. Nicholas became Santa Claus. Read on 🙂   Read more

A Gentle Reminder

The Christmas season is one full of joy and full of love.  Obviously, that is what the Christ comes to tell us, constantly.  BUT let us never forget that this wonderful season also brings out sadness to some.  This is a wonderful little Pooh story to remind us to remember everyone. Read more

It’s The Wrap

Do you need some new ideas for wrapping your Christmas gifts?  We got some fun ideas for you here.   Read more

Feeling Nostalgic?

The things of yesteryear can certainly bring back memories and this is one that we are loving! Read more

Claim Your Joy!

Yes, if thanksgiving is the season of gratitude then …. Read more

LOL Monday

As we have said before…why not start your week with a good laugh out loud…LOL?   Read more

Need A Hostess Gift?

There are so many gatherings at this time of year and what better to take than this? Read more

You Can Do It!

Yes, of course you can do it! Read more

The Perfect Stocking Stuffer

Everybody loves Christmas stockings. But finding things for adult’s stockings that aren’t just trinkets that will end up in the trash, or stuffed in a drawer and forgotten, can be a challenge.   Read more

Family Christmas PJs

Many of us have family holiday traditions of one kind or another.  If you happen to be in search of one for your family, or are in the market to add a new one, maybe buying everyone matching holiday pajamas is something you might want to consider.   Read more

Helpful

Embrace the Spirit of this Christmas season and decorate your thought just as this tree is decorated!  Read more

We love Pooh!

Oh, what we learn from Pooh ….. Read more

The Queen’s Christmas Celebration

Christmas is now less than a month away.  We all have our favorite foods, decorations and traditions.  The Queen is no different.   Read more

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

We here on the west coast think of one big holiday parade and that is the Rose Parade that marches down the streets of our beloved Pasadena on New Year’s Day.  This parade is an amazing parade as all of the floats are made of live flowers, seeds, leaves, etc.  Everything on the floats has to be alive.  But, there is another really famous parade….. Read more

Love, Joy, And Abundant Living

It is no small thing that in the midst of so much unrest and conflict and struggle, we still, as a nation, have set aside a day devoted to expressing gratitude for all the good.  While there are so many ways one can express that gratitude, we love this one and wanted to share it with all our chums.  Show your love for those around you today, live abundantly in all you have to be grateful for, and today especially, choose joy!

Happy Thanksgiving dear chums:-)

Happy Birthday, Bonny Prince Charles!

Yes, today marks the 70th birthday of Prince Charles! Read more

Well Done – Hershel “Woody” Williams

At 95 years old this veteran, is the only Medal of Honor recipient from WWII still living.  He has a mission that keeps him going and speaking some 200+ days a year.  “Woody’s” mission is to recognize and honor Gold Star Families.  If you are unfamiliar with the term, a Gold Star Family is one whose loved one has been killed in service to his or her country. Read more

Remembrance Day

Ever wonder why Veteran’s Day is on November 11th and does not change? Read more

My Fair Lady

Couldn’t this be a scene from the beloved movie, My Fair Lady? Read more

A Different Kind of Advent Calendar

We saw this great idea to help to celebrate the Holiday Season and just HAD to share! Read more

Catherine -The Girl Who Will Be Queen

Since marrying Prince William, future king of England, Catherine Middleton has been everything one would hope a future queen would be.  She is a loving wife and mother, engaged with the public, supportive of the Crown, and just plain beautiful in every way.  Her appearance at last week’s state dinner at Buckingham Palace in honor of the King and Queen of the Netherlands is one more evidence of that.   Read more

Favorite Finds

We are not quite sure why we have not shared this before, but… Read more

Need a Costume Idea?

These are really GREAT Halloween costume ideas from Buzz Feed.  Easy and super fun! Read more

Black Cats?

Watch out for those black cats….especially on Halloween night!

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Halloween Treats

Here are some tricks for making some fun treats for your Halloween get together!   Read more

Giving Thanks!

Thanksgiving is around the corner – YES – believe it!  Here’s a wonderful idea for you and your family! Read more

Halloween Party Decor


Hosting a halloween party?  Here are a few great ideas to add to the atmosphere! Read more

Introducing Mr. And Mrs. Brooksbank

Rather than give you a long commentary on the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, Read more

Eugenie Says “I Do”

Everyone loves a wedding.  Many of us watched the Royal wedding in May, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married.  Televised Royal weddings usually only come along once in a generation.  We are fortunate enough to have two in one year this year.   Read more

Halloween Makeup Magic

Sometimes a costume can be so much easier than you think.  Some black pants and a black shirt and a great eyeliner pen may be all you need to create your Halloween look this year 🙂   Read more

A Flower Crown?

When Sarah Ferguson walked down the aisle in July 1986 at her wedding to Prince Andrew (Queen Elizabeth’s second youngest son), she not only carried a dramatic S-shaped bouquet, but hid her tiara under an elaborate flower crown too. Read more

On This Day …

On this day back in 1783, Read more

Savvy Secrets

We just have one Savvy Secret for you today but it is a glorious, illuminating one! Read more

Festive In A Hurry

Need something to make your celebration festive?  Or just to make an ordinary day a festive one?  We’ve got a simple solution.  Cupcakes make everything seem like a celebration.   Read more

We Tag You…

We tag you… Read more

Savvy Secrets – Attract The Bees!

We are most grateful to Karen, one of our dear chums, who shared this “Savvy Secret” with us for making sure your vegetables not only blossom but then fruit. Read more

Well Done, J.K.Rowling!

Not only “well done” but a belated “Happy birthday”, as well.   Read more

Savvy Secrets

For those of you who we are blessed enough to have as followers, you know that our website is built on the fact that we are Two Chums who have been chums for a very long time and cherish our relationship deeply.

Gratitude is a quality we talk about a lot …… Read more

Happy Birthday, Disneyland!

On this day in 1955, our amazing Disneyland opened its gates for the first time. Read more

Candle Light


If you have a dinner or event upcoming we have an easy and lovely idea for your centerpiece.   Read more

Remembering The Cost Of Our Freedom

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Anyway You Slice It

We are frequently asked how many servings a cake will make.  Of course that answer depends on the size of your cake, and the size of the pieces you want to serve.  But today we have a guideline we think will be helpful.   Read more

Well Done – Nanasia Music

This amazing lady really stepped up to the plate! Read more

A Feast For Dad – Lobster and Steak

If you feel like really going all out for dad this Sunday, you really can’t go wrong by serving some lobster and steak.   Read more

Trooping The Colour

Every June, Britain celebrates the birthday of the monarch, in a parade and event known as Trooping The Colour, just as they have done for the past 260 years.  More than 200 horses and 1, 400 soldiers made their way around the Mall in this grand celebration. Read more

Woman

When God created woman he was working late on the 6th day…….
An angel came by and asked.” Why spend so much time on her?” Read more

Well Done, Benedict Cumberbatch!

According to the Sun, a British newspaper, Benedict Cumberbatch is a hero. Read more

Birthday Cake Pops Bouquet


What could be more fun for a celebration than a bouquet of cake pops?!!!   Read more

The Royal Cake – Lemon Elderflower Cake

A week ago today, Royal watchers everywhere were preparing for the big wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and planning their own celebrations to mark the occasion. Our Royal wedding festivities included a cake like the one the happy couple and their guests were going to enjoy…a Lemon Elderflower Cake.   Read more

Well Done – A Major Milestone

In general, our lives are filled with more ordinary kinds of days, punctuated by those extraordinary ones that stand out in our memories because in one way or another they changed us forever.  Today is one of those days.  It was 25 years ago today my darling chum Jackie, and her wonderful husband Dennis, were married!   Read more

The Rest Of The Story


Some of the official photos have just been released…glorious!   Read more

The Remains Of The Day


What day you might ask? Why, it’s the day of that very special wedding of Harry and Meghan, the now, Duke and Duchess of Sussex of course!  We just had to do a recap of all the day’s festivities and fun…both ours and theirs 🙂   Read more

What is “Wedmin”

Well, there has been a lot of “wedmin” going on, for sure!  “What is ‘wedmin’?”, you might well ask! Read more

Who Will The “Littles” Be?

And which “Littles” might we be referring to?  Why the “little ones” who will be bridesmaids and page boys at the Royal wedding of course!
 

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Favorite Finds

Off to the Royal wedding?  Or just packing for another trip?  Needing to organize your shelves?  We have what you need! Read more

The Perfect Soft Boiled Egg

Eggs are a staple of many breakfasts, but cooking them, especially soft boiling them, can be a frustration.  No one trying to cook a soft boiled egg wants a runny white or a hard yolk, yet that is what we often get.  That is until now! Read more

Fascinators

That word, “fascinator”, could mean many things, we understand. One who is fascinated with something could be a fascinator.  Or, on the other hand, one who fascinates could be a fascinator!  But neither of those is what we mean! Read more

Royal Wedding Countdown

The ‘Instrument of Consent’, which is the Queen’s historic formal consent to Prince Harry’s forthcoming marriage to Meghan Markle, photographed at Buckingham Palace in London, Friday May 11, 2018. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II signed, top right, the Instrument of Consent, her formal notice of approval for the wedding in elaborate calligraphic script issued under the Great Seal of the Realm. The Succession to the Crown Act 2013, requires the first six people in the line of succession to the throne, to obtain the Queen’s permission to marry.(Victoria Jones/Pool via AP)

It is almost here!  The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place this Saturday, May 19th,  at noon local time at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.  Do you plan to watch? Read more

Grilled Veggie And Shrimp Salad


This salad, or a version of it, is served at one of the most popular restaurants on Los Angeles, The Ivy.  Often seen in magazines because it is favorite celeb hangout, the restaurant is always packed! Read more

Favorite Finds – Renaissance Faire

If you have never been to a Renaissance Faire, you should think about going.  But be sure you go in costume! Read more

Louis Takes The Beatles Down

On this day in 1964, the long reign of the Beatles very popular hit “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” came to an unexpected end… Read more

Presenting….

…His Royal Highness Prince Louis Arthur Charles Read more

Kentucky Derby Refreshment

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby.  What has come to be known as “the run for the roses” and “the greatest 2 minutes in sports” will take place again on the first Saturday in May, as it has since 1872.   Read more

Happy Belated Birthday Princess

We just couldn’t let the day go by without a heartfelt Happy Birthday to this adorable little Princess who celebrated her 3rd birthday yesterday!   Read more

May Day Again

Like every other date on the calendar, this one comes just once a year.  But this one is different because it has a special name…May Day.   Read more

Frogmore House

Prince Harry and his soon to be wife, Meghan Markle, will be married on 19 May, 2018.  The wedding will take place at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.  And later that day a select few people have been invited by Prince Charles to an evening of dinner and dancing and celebrating at Frogmore House.   Read more

Words, Words, Words!

So often, we think we are using the correct phrase and come to find out that we are not! Read more

…And The Crowds Came Out!

Yes, the crowds did come out! Read more

A Girl And Her Dogs

Tomorrow will mark the occasion of the 92nd birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. But it will be slightly sad for her as earlier this week, there came the end of an era when her beloved Welsh corgi, Willow, died on Sunday at Windsor Castle.   Read more

An Actress Marries A Prince

Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle pose for photographers during a photocall in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, Monday Nov. 27, 2017. Britain’s royal palace says Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle are engaged and will marry in the spring of 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

In about one month’s time, the world will watch with joy while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unite in marriage at Windsor Castle in England.  But, Read more

Pursuing Happiness

On Higher Perspective, we found these 9 Life Lessons From 100 Year Olds and felt sure you, our chums, would love to hear them. Read more

Sir Charles Gets an Oscar

                                                          Actor. (Newscom TagID: dpphotos056121) [Photo via Newscom]

Back in 1972, on yesterday’s date, Sir Charles, better known as Charlie Chaplin, received an Oscar! Read more

Tea or Milk First?

Your Two Chums have always said that, when pouring a cup of tea, the milk should go in first and then the tea.  Is this correct? Read more

Royal Wedding Countdown – The Cake

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry on May 19th.  One of the central features of any wedding celebration is the cake.  While we don’t know what the couple’s cake will look like, we do know what flavor it will be and who will make it.  We got some good info from the British publication, Hello.  And we have some fun photos and info about the cakes of other members of the royal family.
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Carrots For Easter


Most people think of eggs and bunnies when they think of decorating, or preparing food for Easter.  Today we’ve got some fun ways to use carrots as well.   Read more

Well Done!

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. Read more

Countdown!

St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle

With the royal wedding happening on 19 May, 2018, we are certainly counting down!  A few etiquette tips: Read more

Easter Napkins


Today we have some fun ways to use cloth napkins to create table decorations for your Easter celebration.   Read more

The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

Your Two Chums are touched by many things and this is one of them. Read more

Naturally Beautiful

Easter will be here before we know it.  And it will again be time to dye those eggs that everybody loves. If you aren’t a fan of the synthetic or chemical dyes that can leach into your eggs, we have some other options for you today.   Read more

Sweet and Green – Happy St. Pat’s Day


Tomorrow, as you are surely aware, is St. Patrick’s Day.  Whether you are technically Irish or not, it seems on March 17th EVERYONE is at least a little bit Irish.   Read more

Happy Pi Day!

It’s international Pi Day.  And do we have a “pie” for you!   Read more

Hello Barbie!

This lady, Barbie, could have been walking on the red carpet on Sunday evening, for sure! Read more

A Confetti Celebration

It’s the weekend…. and the Oscars.  And if those are not reasons enough, you may have any number of other reasons to celebrate.  If you do, we’ve got something fun we know you’ll enjoy!   Read more

Today is a Special Day . . .

. . .a very special day! Read more

For Those Disco Fans Out There…

Did you know that in 1980 for one year and for one year only, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences had a “Best Disco Recording” category? Read more

Mardi Gras Love At First Bite


Today is Mardi Gras. Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!  We have something yummy for you to make in a snap whether you are indulging today and giving up chocolate for Lent tomorrow, or celebrating tomorrow on the “day of love”.  Today is a good day to make these sweet treats. Give some to those you love.  They will surely return the love once they get a bite of these!   Read more

Feed Your Soul With Gratitude

G.R.A.T.I.T.U.D.E.

 

Anyone who knows Two Chums, knows that we value the act of gratitude and find it to be very powerful…. Read more

Well Done – Choose Light And Love

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  It is the day we celebrate the life of Dr. King and honor the man who is synonymous with the American Civil Rights movement.  He is remembered with gratitude and respect for many things.  But perhaps nothing he said in all his many speeches and national and international addresses was more profound, more powerful, or more pertinent to us today, than these words about light and love. Read more

A Tasty Hedge Hog

If you’ve never tried making garlicky cheese bread, now is the time to start.  This Hedge Hog Bread is DELICIOUS!   Read more

The Perfect Gift For The Queen

Well, well!

We are told that Meghan Markle’s choice for a Christmas gift for HRM Queen Elizabeth, her future grandmother-in-law, was a huge hit! Read more

Why Pasadena?

Yesterday we asked (and answered) the question “Why Times Square?” with regard to the long and time honored New Years tradition in New York of celebrating New Years Eve.   So today, we bring you the story of the New Years festivities that occur on the other side of the country to celebrate New Years Day, The Rose Parade.   Read more

Why Times Square?

Have you ever wondered why Times Square and the “Ball Drop” are synonymous with New Year’s Eve? Read more

Old Favorites For The New Year

If you are planning a New Years Eve gathering or a get together for New Years Day, we have a list here of some old favorites that can help you ring in the New Year in a tasty way.   Read more

Social Etiquette – Let’s Make Sure That It’s Here to Stay!

Your Two Chums are all about “etiquette” (just another word for social rules or boundaries) and feel badly that this word conjures up a horrible feeling in a lot of people.  A feeling of, “what on earth do we need that for?”, or “I don’t know anything about the proper etiquette so let’s get rid of having to use it.” Read more

Crackers – Christmas Crackers At That!


We feel sure that at least a few of you had Christmas crackers at your table on Monday.   Read more

Did You Know? – Boxing Day

For some, Boxing Day refers to the day after Christmas when things get “boxed up”.  But did you know there is another meaning and purpose to the day that pertains to us all?   Read more

Happy Christmas!

You might be thinking we are using the British holiday greeting.  The Brits say “Happy Christmas” rather than “Merry Christmas”, as we do here.  But this is about something different than how we greet each other at the holidays.  This is a story about making choices.   Read more

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