Y’all, I have never in my life been so excited over a blade of grass or a newborn azalea. The last part of our big curb appeal project is complete! We’ve gone from no grass, treacherous trees and terribly overgrown shrubs … … to THIS! We took out two trees, limbed up a few… Read More
It’s an amazing place, this blog world. One of Honey’s friends married this darling girl that I never really got to know until I started blogging – even though she lives close enough to visit and our paths often crossed at events and football games. She’s the creative wonder behind calliespondence – a paper goods… Read More
I was beyond excited when I showed up in Savannah last month to find a stack of DIY crab screens in Mother’s garage!! Isn’t he just the cutest, most summery thing you’ve ever seen?!?! I love the bright pop of orange from the street!! You can also see a little peek of the new shrubs… Read More
Two of my best gals and I boarded a bus for one of Living Social’s North Georgia Winery Tours today! Over the course of the day, we sampled fourteen wines (and left with a half case to split) at two of Georgia’s award-winning wineries – Wolf Mountain Vineyards and Frogtown Cellars. The tour was $59… Read More
I found these darling Cars pancake molds on sale for $3 at Williams Sonoma a few weeks ago. I carted them down to Savannah and Mother whipped them up for her grands. Now, I only wish I’d thought to use that $5 Williams Sonoma gift card I’ve had hiding in my wallet for well over… Read More
The Southern Sweet Tea Bar has become the usual drink stand at our annual Independence Day soiree. I offer a lemonade, sweet tea, Firefly sweet tea vodka, fresh mint and lavender from our garden, and lemon and lime wedges. Guests of ages wet their whistle on concoctions including Arnold Palmers (sweet tea + lemonade), Firefly… Read More
One of the most anticipated outings of the summer occurred this week… taking the monsters to see Monsters University! We almost never see movies outside of the dollar theater so this was a real treat. Thanks Mimi and Ampa for the darling Monsters shirts and for the sticker albums! Much like our baseball… Read More