Every once in a while, someone asks you to do something and your first thought is, Oh goodness… my to-do list. That was exactly my reaction when my sweet friend Mary, who lives in Alabama, asked if I would spend a day in Atlanta helping her shop for her mother-of-the-groom dress. I immediately started mentally… Read More
After spending nearly two decades at Coca-Cola, it’s probably no surprise that I used to drink Coke like water. About ten years ago, though, I broke the habit. These days, it’s a treat rather than an everyday occurrence, and we rarely keep it in the house. Well, all of that changed this summer. Like so… Read More
July’s Pop In & Sip Awhile came together at the last minute, but sometimes those end up being the easiest evenings. I didn’t even send the text invitation until the day before. Many on our list were traveling so we had a smaller group than usual. Truth be told, I rather enjoyed it! This month’s… Read More
Sixteen years ago, I introduced Whit to this little corner of the internet. He had just turned two years old, and I wrote a letter to my sweet little “Cookie” on his birthday. Looking back at those photos today, I can still see that same little boy with the sparkling blue eyes, the mischievous grin… Read More
This little trick is probably more timely around the holidays when we’re all cooking for a crowd, but I happened to be making cottage pie this week and thought it was worth sharing now rather than forgetting about it later. It’s one of those wonderfully practical tips I learned from Mother years ago. Whenever she… Read More
It’s time for another installment of Needlepoint Notes! Back in April, I shared my very first stitches and admitted that I had fallen headfirst into this wonderful new hobby. A few months later, I’m happy to report that I’m still completely hooked. I’ve finished two canvases and have a third well underway, and every project… Read More
Well… I did it. After nearly a year of reading, listening and becoming entirely too invested in fictional people, I’ve officially finished the Magnolia Parks series. The series includes: I started the series the old-fashioned way, reading each book. Somewhere along the line, though, I switched to the audiobooks and never looked back. They are… Read More