For the last (planned) installment of Make This, Not That I’m talking blueberry desserts. (But first, is there a such thing as dessert without chocolate?!) Since the blueberries have been so good and so cheap lately, I was excited to make the Buttermilk Blueberry Puff from the Magnolia Table cookbook. Here’s the thing… it isn’t bad by… Read More
Ballard Designs opened up a new store here in Atlanta and it is SO beautiful! Sister and I made a date of exploring every item. She is a very bad influence when it comes to shopping and I came home with both this mirror… … and this “pot filler” that I too will be using… Read More
Earlier this Spring I shared my thoughts on The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. I found the book sad and horrifying and it made me angry. So, not a glowing review, but I can’t think of any other way to describe it. Is it worth reading once? Yes. Well, I started The Handmaid’s Tale on… Read More
Sunday night I had the pleasure of seeing Disney Aladdin at the Fox Theater with two of my theater loving besties! We started with a dinner of cheese and chocolate fondue at The Melting Pot (just a block away) and then headed in for the evening show. The Fox Theater was a spectacular setting for… Read More
For the second installment of Make This, Not That I’m tackling cinnamon breakfast items. Last weekend I spent a whole morning in the kitchen making the Cinnamon Squares from the Magnolia Table cookbook. They were not easy. The dough was incredibly sticky and there wasn’t any indication in the recipe of what to expect with it or… Read More
My front porch has been a bit dismantled during the bathroom renovations, as it was the main entrance used by everyone for the last five weeks! I just got everything put back together and fluffed up a bit this morning and it feels so good to be reclaiming our home. I’m using my Bronwyn Hanahan football… Read More
I don’t think most adult Americans will ever wake up on September 11 and not remember the events that unfolded seventeen years ago. I was at work in downtown Atlanta at Coke and it was terrifying. We were all gathered around the tv in the conference room on the 11th floor trying to make sense… Read More