THIS POST LAST UPDATED JAN 2024 This latest update of my favorite resort features pictures of the STUNNING room renovations that are currently in progress. As Mary Poppins would say, they are practically perfect in every way. First things first, I must say that Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is just that … GRAND! As the… Read More
Whit ran across this recipe on TicTok, a usual occurrence around here, and asked me to put it on our weekly menu. It was so easy, hearty and turned out to be so yummy that I expect we will enjoy it many times this winter. Tortellini Soup I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving week.… Read More
It’s awfully hard to believe, but John is celebrating his seventeenth birthday today. Where did the years go? I am so proud of the young man he has become, and for the supreme blessing of being his mom. I vividly remember the moment I first laid eyes on him. And now, I often glimpse him… Read More
Mother was inspired by Parker Kennedy’s tinsel Christmas tree workshop and came to Atlanta with ALL the fixings to have our very own girls craft day! We set up at my kitchen table – I laid out my crafting oil cloth and Mother had the rest. She brought beautiful blue and white cachepots, ornaments, tinsel,… Read More
For the first time in forever, and for a variety of reasons, we hosted Thanksgiving this year! Eleven of us gathered all day long, eating, puzzling, napping, watching football, playing football, dancing, cooking and cleaning. We started with Thanksgiving Punch, served in my grandma’s punch bowl, and also had hot apple cider. John works at… Read More
This Christmas we did something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do, but have never sprung for… we lit up the exterior roof line for the holiday season. I literally felt like Buddy the Elf on Christmas when the sun set on the first night and our home lit up. It was pure magic! Our friends Eric… Read More
It has been fifteen years since the Thanksgiving morning when I delivered my stillborn son, Matthew. He was the tiniest baby I’d ever seen, and also the most perfect. I treasure the few hours I had to hold him, and used every second of that time to memorize his face, hold his little hand in… Read More