My third annual January Junk Out Jamboree is in full swing. I started strong and have already tackled the first five spaces. Like last year, I made a list of 31 areas to clean, purge and organize. I find doing it this way is so much more manageable and motivating. I don’t necessarily go in… Read More
Welcome 2021! After a lazy day of watching The Crown, I got to work on my traditional January 1 supper. It took me sixteen years, but I finally proclaimed mastery of making this meal in 2019. Our menu includes pork, hoppin john, greens, cornbread, pecan pie, sweet tea and sparkling grape juice. It’s a meager… Read More
Well, we’ve nearly made it to the end of 2020! We celebrated at home, which isn’t too different from any other year. We ordered dinner in from a local restaurant, which was yummy and easy. It was a mild night, drizzly so we spent the evening on the porch by the fire. Early in the… Read More
My second annual January Junk Out Jamboree is in full swing. I haven’t been super diligent about cleaning something every single day, but I am making progress nonetheless. Like last year, I made a list of 31 spaces to tackle. I find doing it this way is so much more manageable and motivating. My list… Read More
We rang in 2020 with some of our favorite families. We might have been in our jammies, but we enjoyed a divine meal, great champagne and wonderful company. This group reminds me of the girl scout song “keep new friends”. The number of years I’ve known these ladies runs from 2 to 18 and totals… Read More
It’s that time of the year when we evaluate the year we just finished and look ahead to what we might change in the months ahead. My goals are pretty basic, but are still lofty enough that I’m going to have to commit to accomplishing them. Some of them will look realllly familiar. Attend Mass… Read More
Happy 2019!! We spent the first day of this brand new year doing nothing too exciting. The highlight of our day was our traditional January 1st feast. This was our 16th year making this meal, and I finally honed all of the recipes to perfection last year. Ha! Our menu includes pork, hoppin john, greens,… Read More