Lent is in full swing, but I never did share our festive 2025 Mardi Gras dinner! It’s one of our favorite meals of the year. New Orleans School of Cooking Jambalaya Once again, I made jambalaya for our main course using the recipe we learned at the New Orleans School of Cooking. That was such… Read More
Last year I worked with John to choose a new bookshelf for his bedroom and to style it with more current things he wanted to showcase. We also made a few other tweaks, primarily adding Auburn to touches, which I’ll share soon. The bookshelves are from Ikea Billy Collection. I chose these because the stain… Read More
A couple of weeks ago I went ahead and added a few sweet touches to my decor for Valentine’s Day. I put them up a little sooner than usual so we could enjoy them for a good solid month. Valentine’s Entry Decor Over the years, Mother painted and cut the garland for me, and made… Read More
When I shared these LED lamps on my Instagram, y’all went wild! I had so many requests for the details. The lamps are rechargeable and come in sets of two. I have these >> LED LAMP SET The blue and white shades were a gift from a friend, but are Two’s Company brand. I can’t… Read More
I mentioned the other day how I debated a disco ball purchase for a whole year. I try reaaaaaaally hard not to buy things I’ll eventually discard and a disco ball certainly seems to fit the bill. After sitting in my amazon cart since December 2023, I finally caved. They were the centerpiece of my… Read More
I don’t “decorate” for the new year. Let’s face it – just undecorating from Christmas is more than enough! That said, I did have fun with a post-Christmas vignette in the kitchen. The banner is Birthday Butler and couldn’t be easier to add a huge punch of festivity with literally no effort. You just need to… Read More
Today wraps up my 2024 Classic Christmas Home Tour with the porch and pool areas! Pool & Cabana Classic Christmas Decor I’ll start today with the pool and cabana areas. You enter into the grassy (turf) area that we use mostly for ping pong, but also for projecting movies onto the back wall of the… Read More