We spent our last Summer day of the year swimming, watching a movie and enjoying a favorite supper at home. The summer days felt long, but the weeks flew by. John completed Spanish III online, spent many nights with his friends, continued to work on driving, and loved traveling all over the East Coast with… Read More
I thought I’d check in with one final update on the spider today. While most Atlantan’s are preparing for a new school year, on this last day of July I finally splashed into summer! I got the a-ok to resume normal operations regarding showers, swimming, baths and exercise post spider bite. I will end up… Read More
We celebrated with a big, festive event here on the third with swimming, BBQ and fireworks. It was one of those parties where I had so much fun and socializing that I failed to take a single picture. I suppose that’s the hallmark of a great time. We ordered a bunch of BBQ and set… Read More
Just in the nick of time I’m wrapping up our mini patriotic home tour with our porch! I’ve decorate this space ever since we moved in 12 years ago. Our neighborhood does a huge fireworks display for the Fourth so we often host friends and family for a pre-show party. I pared down the porch… Read More
We enjoyed a one of my favorite summer suppers the other night – Daddy-O’s burgers on the Big Green Egg. You can find the details here. Now, just because the menu was casual doesn’t mean we can’t have a pretty table! It was a gorgeous, breezy summer night and I set up in the courtyard!… Read More
Well, our pool construction came and went, I shared holiday decor and now I’m all the way to the Fourth of July and I STILL haven’t given you a proper before and after “reveal”. I promise it will happen. I was originally waiting for the plants to green up. And by the time that happened… Read More
I shared back in the fall that we were gathering the sixth graders for Backyard Huddles throughout the school year. There is a really small group of kids, just those in our subdivision, that move together to middle school. (The vast majority are districted to a different school.) Along with my co-host and sweet neighbor,… Read More