As a native Georgian, boiled peanuts have been in my life for as long as I can remember. Whether from a road-side stand in a styrofoam cup or straight from Daddy-O’s stock pot, they are one of my favorite things. I just recently was able to start making my own boiled peanuts at home! The… Read More
Dearest gentle reader, did you miss me? As you likely know, I have thoroughly enjoyed both seasons of Bridgerton and was thrilled to attend The Queen’s Ball with my like-minded bestie. There’s not much we love more than dressing up, pretty cocktails, photo-opps and a spin around a dance floor. Our afternoon started by preparing… Read More
Anna Dasher is nine months old and such a joy. We were able to get rid of the baby gate, which has been just as life changing as when we got rid of it after baby Whit. :-) Elsa loves her little sis as much as she can. They get along wonderfully. Anna also had… Read More
Greetings from Disney’s Polynesian Resort – an enchanting oasis of swaying palms, tropical surroundings and an island ambience that evokes the languid spirit of the South Pacific. Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is one of the original—and legendary—Walt Disney World Resort hotels, and the place my own family called home away from home growing up. For… Read More
It’s Daddy-O’s birthday today and I’m sending well wishes from afar!! I enjoyed a great coffee talk with him this morning before our households were awake. I so wish that we were spending the day with him doing one of his favorite things…. floating in the pool, riding hands up on a roller coaster, napping… Read More
Y’all know my little one is a beast in the kitchen. (I’m talking like him now too!) He made this Cheesy Garlic Bread to go totally one up my usually side to spaghetti and we were all in heaven. He didn’t go for presentation on this one and could barely allow me the millisecond to… Read More
I’ve read a number of books about the Holocaust and World War II, but never one from such a unique perspective as The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington. This well researched true story tells a powerful tale of a group of extraordinary women who worked in Auschwitz’s “Upper Tailoring Studio” sewing for their lives.… Read More