Are y’all watching Downton Abbey? I’m positively smitten with the series! Set in England in the early nineteen hundreds, Downton Abbey tells the story, resplendent with romance, scandal and humor, of the prominent Crawley family and their servants. Season two premiers on Sunday, but there’s time to catch up on season one online! The story is fabulously… Read More
I realize that I’m probably the sole individual in blog-land still posting about Christmas, but these ornaments orchestrated by Mother were just too darling not to share. Mother purchased a plastic ball ornament and bedazzled initial stickers for each grand while we were down South celebrating. We then went out into the yard to gather… Read More
It’s the Lilly Pulitzer winter sale and it’s marvelous! These pretties arriving in my box will make for one splendid mail day, if I do say so myself.. The thought of donning these with my new Jack Rogers wedges (thank you thank you thank you Mother and Daddy-O) makes me all giddy inside! I just love… Read More
As promised in my New Year’s Eve recap, here is the crazy easy and superbly festive recipe for Champagne Jello Shots. Mind you, I cannot be held responsible for any debauchery that ensues after consuming said jello shots, and I can hardly bear to look at a picture of the darned things just yet. Champagne… Read More
Along with folks all over the South, we rang in 2012 with the traditional, albeit meager, meal of peas for luck and greens for wealth. We’ve been cookin up this meal and enjoying it with Sister and her Mister since the first year we were married. I repurposed the table decor from New Years Eve… Read More
After a fantastic hibachi dinner out with friends and a table load of littles, we came back to our place to ring in the new year. A few yards of burlap, candles and mercury glass were the perfect back drop for a simple and so-Southern (four dollar!) arrangement of collard greens and a “bonne anne”… Read More
With the new year dawning, I thought it appropriate to take a walk down memory lane. Based on page views (because I’m a closet geek that adores things like web stats, bounce rates and page views), here were your favorite posts of 2011… 1. Finally Finished Banquette – DIY banquette built as part of basement renovation 2. A… Read More