My littlest “bestie” is celebrating her eleventh birthday today in Walt Disney World and I have absolutely LOVED seeing the photos roll in! She is growing into the most beautiful young lady. Smart as a whip, well spoken, hard working, intuitive, tender-hearted, and funny. She loves ballet, skin care, fashion, Disney, cooking, crafting and helping… Read More
My favorite way to prepare pork tenderloin is on the Big Green Egg with a warm blackberry sauce. I need to share that recipe – my family has been making it for decades. But, some winter days are just too cold to ask Honey to grill supper. I’ve been through a variety of ways to… Read More
Last Saturday, a cold, gray, blustery winter day in Georgia, we laid to rest our friend John. Every seat in every pew was taken by people who loved John and had been touched by his friendship. He was friend to all, the ultimate social chair and a beloved husband, father, son and brother. Friday night… Read More
Today we are celebrating Marme’s birthday! I so wish we could be there in person… what I wouldn’t give to be sipping a French seltzer in Paris Market right now. I’m thankful for the time we had together of Thanksgiving, early December and Christmas! This is going to be a hard year to peel away… Read More
Our first Sunday Supper of the year was a delicious, hearty, comfort meal – roasted sausages, peppers and onions with cheese grits. Yum! This is a pretty easy recipe to enjoy on a school night, especially if you have time to cut all the veggies in advance. Roasted Sausages, Peppers & Onions Modified from Ina… Read More
December was a blur but I kept the 12 gifts to him on the 24th of the month going. If you want to brush up on this little project, read this post. You’ll also find a ton of great ideas from other readers in the comments. John started a wish list on things he thinks… Read More
Well folks, it is time to wrap up my 12 Books in 12 Months review for 2023. The project came to a conclusion with Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. This one was laugh out loud funny and entirely entertaining to me. I very much enjoyed the quirky Elizabeth Zott and her shenanigans and, being… Read More