Oh my stars. I have no words for the deliciousness that is Ina’s Penna Alla Vecchia Bettola. This sort of put-on-your-elastic-waist-band-pants-so-you-can-fit-in-another-helping type of dish doesn’t regularly grace my table. I’m a little obsessed with my first Ina cookbook *gasp* that Mother and Daddy-O gave me for Christmas. I mean, I’ve always loved her, but now my DVR… Read More
CeeCee and Bird gave me the Kiel James Patrick Vickers Bow Bracelet that I’ve been lusting over for eons on Christmas. Those littles have some good taste! It’s silk and it’s gorgey and I now want one in every color of the rainbow. This Minnie bow wristlet is absolutely darling. Of course, we are still… Read More
Y’all, I am super excited to say that I was invited to be the guest judge at the CSI Project this week for their Winter Wreath Challenge!! The mission of the CSI Project is to create, share and inspire and, I can say from experience, that they do just that. Each week they offer a… Read More
I finally bit the bullet and had a set of sixteen hemstitched pure linen napkins done with my custom monogram from Number Four Eleven. I hemmed and hawed over what color combination to do and ended up choosing white napkins with just a hint of cream and matching thread for the monogram. They were a… Read More
NOTE: This giveaway is now closed. Congrats KimmyP on the win!! I don’t know about y’all, but I am a list maker. Partly because I would forget my head if it weren’t attached, but mostly because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as crossing something off. I mean, and I learned this from Mother, I will go so… Read More
I love Richelle Mead – you know, for a quick and easy and thoroughly entertaining vampire read. After finishing her Vampire Academy series, I was excited to see she spun two of the most interesting secondary characters off into the Bloodlines series. Goodreads says: Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who… Read More
Our new sofa arrived last Wednesday!!! *squeal* And I thought y’all might enjoy starting your Monday by gazing at this pretty. I know I did… Just for kicks, here is what it looked like before… (you might also notice that I’ve moved the chairs to flank the fireplace and y’all already know that… Read More