September is just a few days away which means we’re closer to autumn’s arrival and my favorite season! I’m counting down the days until fall, anxious for autumnal hues, a harvest of pumpkins, warm plaid layers, and cozy meals with the flavors of fall on the menu! In celebration, I’m at the table as part of a Fall Tablescape Blog…
If you’re a dog owner, every day is paws for celebration . . . but August 26th is National Dog Day! National Dog Day was founded in 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert and Animal Advocate, Colleen Paige. It’s celebrated August 26th every year to encourage dog ownership of all breeds, mixed and pure,…
Summer blooms are waning in the garden but my Portmeirion Botanic Garden provides a continual flower show year round! I had a little tabletop and dish gardening fun with blooms and butterflies in the Potting Shed. The beauty of these blooming dishes is I don’t have to wait until next spring to enjoy the short but…
Are you ready for the big event today, the first total solar eclipse to span the U.S. since 1918? The path of totality is 70 miles southwest of us, so we’ll experience a 97% partial eclipse in our backyard in North Carolina. Since most everyone in the U.S. will be following the sun and the…
Peach, Tomato and Corn Salad is a celebration of summer produce! This fresh and flavorful summer salad makes the perfect side to accompany your grilled main dish or for a light vegetarian lunch, celebrating farm stand fruit and veggies in season at their peak of freshness! We had some friends share their Mac’s Pride Peaches…
By mid August, the flowers in the garden are heat-stressed and looking a little tired (just like me ;) but my favorite summer vine is still going strong and growing by leaps and bounds! This is my third summer with Black-eyed Susan vine. It blooms all summer long until frost, which is typically November here…
Summer is slipping away and I set a table for a little alfresco dining. . . in a cornfield! A simple table for two with corn as the guest of honor and summer’s sweetest vegetable~ the essence of the season, at its peak of flavor and availability. Field corn was planted this summer in the…
Happy Sunday! It’s been a rainy, hot & muggy weekend here with pop up storms. I pulled together some blue waterviews and photos taken over the last couple of weeks from our boating excursions. I’m always fascinated how the water changes with the light. How the light can make water can go from diamond sparkles.…
No-Churn S’mores Ice Cream is perfect for the lazy days of summer and for celebrating National S’mores Day! The first official s’mores recipe was published in the Girl Scout Handbook in 1927, but this camp fire treat is believed to have originated even earlier, with the recipe for ‘Some Mores,’ ultimately shortened to ‘S’mores’. The…
I’m at the table with a little nautical fun in celebration of National Lighthouse Day! National Lighthouse Day is observed on August 7th, honoring the beacon of light that for hundreds of years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea across America’s shorelines. On August 7, 1789, the United States Congress approved an…
