Y’all loved it when I shared my Christmas finds from Trader Joe’s early in the season, so I thought I’d do the same for Valentine’s Day! I picked up a few fun things. First, these heart shaped macarons are DARLING and DELICIOUS. Yes, I already tried them! I grabbed a few boxes to give as… Read More
I’ve had a number of questions about the cake pops I made for Whit’s Golden Birthday celebration and am finally checking in with the details! They were absolutely darling and a huge hit with the family. I think these are a great alternative to a cake in covid times – they are just big enough… Read More
I’ve had my eye on Fancy Sprinkles for months, and when they popped up with a Black Friday sale I finally placed my first order. They have tons of combinations for colors, holidays and occasions. I chose one for Christmas, one for birthdays and a third for Whit’s Golden Birthday and New Years Eve! I… 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
I first learned of a “golden birthday” a few years ago. From my Instagram poll, it seems that while 68% knew of golden birthdays, that left nearly a third of people that didn’t! Your golden birthday is the year that you turn the age of the day you were born (Whit turns 12 on the… Read More
We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday and, while it wasn’t even what our plan A or B looked like, it was still special! This year, more than ever, we’ve learned that most things in life are truly what you make of them. So, rather than fret about what was different, we gathered in masks from a distance,… Read More