I vaguely mentioned a week or so ago that we were trying to teach the boys some practical life skills while sheltering at home. I got a lot of questions and threw together a list of things we have covered. This wasn’t a grand plan. Rather, as Honey and I have done regular housekeeping things… Read More
Happy Friday, friends! I’m checking in from week 7 “safe at home”. I’m going to keep going here until I share all the fabulous cocktail creations I’ve been working on at home. We’re still working our way through the Empress Gin recipes and this Windsor Garden cocktail was light and refreshing! I told y’all when… Read More
Well, I’ve jumped on the latest social media tween trend and I’m not going to apologize. I’ve been periodically making Whipped / Dalgona / Fluffy Coffee for an afternoon pick me up and it’s darn good! Dalgona “Whipped” Coffee 2 T. instant coffee 2 T. sugar or sweetener of choice 2 T. hot water 1… Read More
While sheltering at home, I read The Giver by Lois Lowry and savored every word on every page. What an amazing book!! While it seems to be very well known, it never crossed my radar until it was assigned to John as required reading a few months ago. He said it was the best book… Read More
I’ve mentioned that some of our friends that own a meat business that sells to high end restaurants around Atlanta have included friends and neighbors in a bi-weekly sale since mid-March. It has helped keep them in business, while helping us find meats that we couldn’t get at the grocery store and for a fraction… Read More
I was just saying yesterday that March seems like years ago. Well, let’s go back and back and back to my birthday on March 8th for a moment. :-) Honey indulged me and made the trek down to Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit for breakfast for two at the bar! I’d only been once before, but… Read More
Happy Friday! We’ve made it to week six in quarantine. Today I’m sharing another gorgeous and delicious Empress gin cocktail! As noted when I kicked off my happy hour series last week, I’m not a regular gin drinker, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the Empress recipes. Without further ado, I present the Empress Royal Hawaiian!… Read More