Admittedly, I'm not one to celebrate Valentine's Day. February is always a hard month for me, so, usually, I just hold my breath for 28 days (or in some cases, 29) and sprint through it. However... I'm a girl who loves flowers, and this time of year, it seems as if every florist brings out the ...
Kentucky Derby: 100 Days Out
Sweet readers, I find myself once again staring at the calendar and seeing the Derby only a short 100 days away! As we venture into the third post-Covid Derby year, traditions have started to change a bit. I've always heard that the one thing that remains constant is change, so... Here we are! ...
Resolve
Last year, I went into 2023 with my mind on health. I had mentioned to those around me that it was an all-encompassing term, that I had my mind on mental, emotional, and financial health, and if I lost a couple of pounds along the way, that was okay, too!
I think I excelled more in the physical ...
Merry Christmas!
Friends, however you celebrate, merriest of Christmases to you!
** photo by Don Lehman ** ...
A Festive Christmas Table
When I began brainstorming a fun holiday gathering and decor to match, the first thing that ran through my mind was candy cane candlesticks. From there, the idea of multi-colored flowers, Christmas crackers, and our china bloomed...
To kick off the festive mood, a faux-boxwood wreath from ...
Decking the Halls
This season, I could hardly wait for Thanksgiving to end before pulling out the holiday decor. I made it, but barely. I bounced out of bed that Friday, cleared the pumpkins from the table and the front porch, and the man and I set to pulling our new tree out of the box.
I jokingly told Bryan ...
Black Friday: The Gift Guide
Oh, Black Friday, you're here again... Somewhere, deep down inside of me, nestled in with the exorbitant amount of butternut squash pie I ate yesterday (and the Bourbon I washed it down with), there's the innate need to shop, to hand off gifts in pretty packaging with poofy bows, to stuff stockings ...
The Thanksgiving Table
A visit to Decade (you'll hear more about them, soon) for dinner a few weeks ago lit the Thanksgiving fire under my rear this season. I ordered a dish so simple and wonderful that all I could think of was the simplicity of a roast turkey and the warm goodness of homemade bread and gravy.
A ...
Derby Wrap Up, 2023
Kentucky has entered into that sweet lull after Derby festivities have ended where the city just seems to calm a bit. Restaurant menus go back to normal, schools resume a normal schedule, and you can almost hear the entire service industry population take a deep sigh of relief.
This year, ...
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