Well, hello there friends. It has been a minute, and I am so glad to be here again. You know how some days seem like years, and some years seem like just a few days? That feels like how I’ve experienced this past year. The months have been marked by some really hard things –…
I love to get up early. Before the noise of the day begins – when the sun is just starting to peek through the trees, when the house is quiet and still. The smell of coffee wafts through the house as the pot kicks off from when I set it the night before. It’s my…
I love fall. I do. I love everything about it. Crisp, cooler weather. Leaves in vibrant oranges and yellows. Football. Soups and chilis with warm, cozy flavors. Sweaters and hoodies. And pumpkins. All the pumpkins. The first fall after we got married, when I pulled out the boxes of fall decorations, my husband’s response was,…
September is only a few weeks away, which has me dreaming of pumpkins and sweaters and cool mornings. Reality: it is currently 1,000 degrees in Atlanta with no end in sight. (Seriously?!?) The last thing I want to do is make a ton of meals this week that will heat up my kitchen for hours…
I am a meal planner (if you know me or have read any of my previous posts, you know this about me). I have always loved meal planning, even when my mouth was the only one to feed. Meal planning combines my love of food, creativity and organization into one uber-satisfying way (for me) to…
For most Americans, the July 4th holiday conjures up visions of fireworks and sparklers mixed with barbeques, sunscreen and swimming pools. For my family, it’s also birthday celebrations! My (little) brother arrived on July 1 (Canada Day!) and his wife celebrates her birthday exactly one week later. (Hence, I am publishing this post middle of…
Last weekend, I took a field trip. I went to a little produce stand to check out the goods. For the last several years, I’ve been on the hunt for a local farmstand where I can get yummy things like big, juicy summer tomatoes, sweet silver queen corn and crisp, crunchy cucumbers that were in…
It’s summertime, which means that it is the perfect time of year to eat ice cream! In fact, we christened this season just last Saturday evening with an impromptu trip to our local Bruster’s where I unapologetically ate this… A waffle cone with a scoop of banana nut bread and a scoop of chocolate peanut…
Today is one of those gray, rainy days that makes you want to stay at home, sit on your couch and read a good book. (With a side of hot tea and a slice of lemon blueberry loaf cake, ideally. Hypothetically.) But, how many of us really have a lifestyle where we can actually do…
Spring is one of my favorite times of year in the South. We have a few weeks of blissfully warm temperatures, dry air and sunshine before the humidity and heat settles in. This is when Mother Nature really shows off with blooming dogwoods, azaleas, camelias and green leaves overnight. It’s also my favorite time of…