Help yourself to Pumpkin Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl! A moist, spiced pumpkin cake with a tangy cream cheese layer, perfect for a fall morning, Thanksgiving weekend or anytime you slice it! Treat your taste buds to Pumpkin Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl. . .a moist, spiced pumpkin cake with a tangy cream cheese layer,…
We’ve enjoyed some beautiful fall weather the last couple of weeks, perfect for alfresco dining! Table inspiration came from a blue plaid throw with a narrow pumpkin stripe, which tops a matelasse coverlet as a tablecloth. . . And the pretty flower basket details of Royal Staffordshire Clarice Cliff ‘Charlotte’. Brown transferware and ironstone sing…
I’m in a harvest state of mind with November’s arrival and Thanksgiving just a few weeks away! And as it’s the first Friday of the month, I’m joining my blogging friends for Floral Friday! You can find links to their beautiful floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. Our common theme as you might…
Happy November! I’m celebrating November’s arrival with a little giveaway in anticipation of Thanksgiving. And sharing a round-up of recipes for your Thanksgiving feast to help you Keep Calm and Gobble On! Click on the links for the complete recipes for your Thanksgiving feast! Nutter Butter Turkey Cupcakes! These little gobblers are fun to make with Nutter Butter…
Welcome to another edition of Floral Friday! I always look forward to some flower therapy and inspiration when I join my blogging friends on the first and third Fridays of the month. You’ll find their links to their beautiful floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. This week’s common theme was copper. When our fearless…
Sweater weather has finally arrived and we’re dog-gone excited about it! Fall has been slow to arrive in North Carolina, but we’re finally enjoying some crisp, cool 50 degree mornings and our coolest weather since May. We give sweater weather and fall mornings on the porch 4 paws up! Lola is almost 5 month old,…
Thank you to everyone for your encouraging words about my photoshopped Potting Shed in the fall issue of Country Gardens Magazine. To use a boating analogy, seeing my shed and work in the magazine without any recognition, and on the cover no less, took the wind right out of my sails. Your support and kind comments…
Find a harvest of fall flavors and recipes to tempt your taste buds and satisfy your sweet tooth with a round-up of 30+ recipes to satisfy your fall cravings for Apple, Pumpkin, Butternut Squash, Caramel, Maple, Cranberry and Pomegranate! I have a harvest of fall flavors and recipes to tempt your taste buds and satisfy…
Flowers and pumpkins are two of my favorite things and I love combining them for a fall or Thanksgiving table or seasonal centerpiece! And I love joining my blogging friends for Floral Fridays! You’ll find their links for beautiful floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. Our common theme for this edition of Floral Friday…
Imagine standing at the grocery store and perusing the fall magazines while waiting in line to check out. You spy your Potting Shed on the cover of your favorite garden magazine. . .*gasp* But wait. . .that’s not exactly your Potting Shed. That’s what happened to me with the Fall 2018 issue of Country Gardens…