I consider myself to be pretty fortunate and blessed to have such amazing girl friends. Girlfriends from every aspect of my life. Friends from my childhood, school, my corporate career, my single life, my married life, my blogging life, and my mom life. I would like to think that the commonalities we share and the…
Is the turkey thawing? Are the pies made? Or, are you thinking nothing about dinner and everything about the Black Friday sales? Although I won’t be hosting a crowd tomorrow, more like my own tribe of 5, I put together some of my favorite last minute table tips that have done well for me in years past…and…
Here’s a Thanksgiving Mantel Idea for the family. A few years ago, when the kids were old enough to write, I began a tradition of our ‘Thankful Blessings’. Every day for a month leading up to Thanksgiving, my children will write down one thing that they are thankful for. There’s no rules or guidelines. They write…
tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild & precious life? Mary Oliver You know the saying ‘when it rains it pours’? well it poured over here at Duke Manor last week….and it’s still raining. Here’s how last week shaped up. Monday – hubby leaves for business trip….
Thank for joining another addition of my Weekly Wow’s. Today I am sharing 5 amazing ideas…..a sweet love note, spring table, breakfast idea and creative garden markers. Best read of the week here …..What Would My Mom Do? a sweet love note from my little man that I found in my bedroom this week Clever…
Thanks for stopping by for this week’s Monday Musings. I am still waiting on the ottoman and accent chair for my family room after 10 long weeks. You would have thought I ordered something totally outrageous to construct and make….nope just a chair and and ottoman. The print is the smaller of the pillows on…
I think I may have tapped into a hidden desire thanks to the food network and a show called Holiday Baking Championship. Have you seen it? Breakfast idea here It’s a show where random people with varying degrees of skill, bake yummy things in a pretend kitchen, with limited time and get judged by…
I am putting aside my paint brush, the stories from the farm, jokes about my donkey and the project list today, in order to bring you something much more gratifying and from my heart. I am very thankful and blessed ….. that my children have grateful hearts. A core belief that my husband and I…
Got any plans the weekend of October 24-26th? If not, and you are around the Atlanta area, I would love to meet you at the Country Living Fair. My treat. Just think, you can walk through pathways filled with booths with all stuff gorgeous to decorate your home with, have a corn dog and caramel corn in the…
As you may or may not know, I am no spring chicken. I have plenty of young chickens on the farm…but I am not one of them. But that’s okay. Those young chicks have a hard time keeping up with me anyways. What’s not okay though, is not taking care of me and my health….
This year my husband and I will ring in the new year like we usually do…… In our typically New Years Eve fashion. We will be drinking champagne from the same glasses that we first toasted at our wedding , not in some fancy gown or tux, probably just a pair of gap sweats and…
I interrupt the slew of holiday decor ,cookie recipes and ornament tutorials today, to bring you something that is just as important……once the season is over. But don’t worry, Holiday frenzy will return to normal tomorrow. See, I am thinking ahead for you as January seems to be when we all create those lists that include organizing something in…