No trip to New Orleans is complete without a stop in Hazelnut! Ron (Uptown Acorn) and I spent an afternoon lunching and shopping and I knew I’d be bringing home my NOLA souvenirs from here before we ever even stepped foot inside. :-) I have collected my Alison Evans oyster plates from Hazelnut visits over… Read More
I shared my love of the darling Simply Jessica Marie a few weeks back in my family crest and watercolor class posts. In addition to her custom art, she also has the cutest shop on her website. I ordered her Ginger Jar Desk Calendar and it is a fabulous addition to my office! There’s nothing… Read More
In lieu of today’s traditional Sunday Supper, I thought I’d share the virtual cooking camp that Whit has been attending daily! It’s headed up by Rachel Ray, is completely free, targeted at ages 8 – 15 years, and happens daily from today through August 14. We started July 30 and have had so much fun!… Read More
Oh.My.Gosh. Y’all! These little individual chocolate chip skillet cookies a la mode check all the boxes for me. Cute. Delicious. Fun. Special. Celebratory. Warm chocolate chip cookies with the sprinkle of sea salt topped with vanilla ice cream has got to be in my top 3 dessert combinations ever. I shared our chocolate chip cookie… Read More
It’s Friday and this week’s Happy Hour isn’t going to require squeezing, shaking and stirring. Instead, you just pop open the can. :-) My sweet friend Lindsay dropped three flavors of Golden Road Brewing Co beers in my mailbox waaaaaay back in March and I have finally tried all three! I was first captivated by… Read More
Back in May I signed up for Simply Jessica Marie’s color cocktails watercolor class. I am creative but not artistic so I’ve always shied away from things like this. I decided to throw caution to the wind and take the plunge. She provided a supply list, which I was able to order in one fell… Read More
The men in my family are the hardest people to buy for by a landslide. I have had my eye on the Life Belt from Smathers & Branson for a long, long time. It went on sale in February and I took the plunge and ordered it for Honey, thinking we’d give it to him… Read More