A Stars & Stripes Salute~ In a centerpiece and a book for the coffee table~ in celebration of the American flag for Independence Day! I found a copy of Long May She Wave for $9.99 at a bargain outlet last week. I’m pledging allegiance to shop for books there more often. :) From one of the world’s…
I was first introduced to Mademoiselle J in Dancing with the Moon, the second book in this magical series. I traveled back in time and journeyed through the pages with her in The Secrets of Pistoulet~ a charming little book filled with food, magic, and love. . . “There is magic and mystery in the farmhouse known as…
I’m lakeside enjoying a little seaside dining with Pfaltzgraff Seaside Dinnerware! Pfaltzgraff’s Seaside brings the color palette of the sun, sand, and sea to the table. Shells, starfish, and a rope detail, dot the coastal borders of the plates in shades of blue and green with a touch of sunny yellow. I combed the aisles…
I had the good fortune to travel with my husband to Vancouver, British Columbia for a business conference a year ago last May~ our first trip enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and a chance to visit our neighbors to the north in Canada. The Butchart Gardens in Victoria were on the “not-to-be-missed” list. If you…
Hippity-Hoppity-Easter’s-On-Its-Way Carrot Cupcakes~ Ideal to whip up in no time with company on their way for Easter! Using Duncan Hines Decadent Carrot Cake Mix and believe it or not. . . a can of Diet Ginger Ale! Along with some ready-made Cream Cheese Frosting~ I saw Hungry Girl’s tip on Food Network for making Diet…
I found some Easter table and napkin inspiration in the March/April issue of Southern Lady Magazine~ Napkin-Turned-Tussie-Mussie! Fun for dressing up white dishes and providing your family & guests with a few Easter treats! You’ll want to use a solid color or a reversible-patterned napkin, since both the front and the back will be visible…
A fun and easy salad with a nod to Easter with “bunny ears” hiding in the salad greens! Use ready-made palmiers as a short cut from the grocery store and enjoy with an easy recipe for Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette. I saw this adorable idea for Petite Palmiers as Bunny Ears hiding among the salad greens…
I’m lifting my spirits with the Power of Flowers~ to banish the winter blues and brighten the table after some cold, rainy weather! Dish gardening helps me cope so I’m enjoying blooming dishes and some bouquets from favorite books at the table . . . Keeping company with the buzzing of the bees and fluttering of butterflies…
All I want for Christmas (besides a Hatherley Lattistep :) are dogs that sleep past 4 am. . . More water in the pond. . . {Santa we need rain!} And more dish storage. . . Our lake house was built in the ’80s~ the decade for big hair, not big closets :) Our house in Charlotte,…
My lovefest with Loggerhead Sea Turtles continues this week at the table. . . Our family vacation to Harbor Island was most memorable due to all the turtle activity this year. . . By the end of our week’s stay, the 3 mile-stretch-of-beach, had a recorded number of 64 turtle nests~ closing in on the record of…