Rather than setting a table of our own this year for the holidays, I have the feeling we'll be ordering in Chinese... Or making something simple at home (grilled cheese and tomato soup?). Instead of leaving you hanging, though, I'm harkening back to 2018 to bring you my favorite Christmas Table. ...
Deck the Halls!
All, just as at Thanksgiving, we're still up to our armpits in construction here at the new house. We're camping out on the second floor, living apartment-like in two bedrooms, and while I wish there were room for a tree and wreaths, ribbon and our brass deer, there's just not. We do have Bobo, ...
The Thanksgiving Table (… or lack thereof)
Oh, sweet readers. You've heard me say that aside from Derby, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love full days of friends stopping by with bottles of wine, never-ending rounds of Trivial Pursuit, questions of "want another piece of pie?" It's been- especially the last few years that the man ...
On to 2020!
Just a few days ago, one of my agents posted an open-ended question on her Facebook page: "The word I will incorporate into my life for 2020 is improvement," she said. "What will yours be?" Almost without hesitation, I typed a response. "Contentment."
Admittedly, I'm a girl who wants. I want ...
A Note on Christmas: Cedar, a Shag Rug, and my Emotional Undoing
Each year, around September, I begin brainstorming that year's holiday decor. Moodboards are pieced together on Pinterest, showing topiaries made of tangerines, Aerin Lauder's New York home, gifts wrapped in a multitude of coordinating papers... This year, my heart settled on really decking out ...
Black Friday Gift Guide
Ah yes, Black Friday morning. I just woke up to the smell of roast turkey throughout the house. After a small crowd through our home yesterday for a Thanksgiving open house, and the amount of Applejack, cornbread and apple cake I consumed, I thought I'd be sleeping in a bit, but I popped awake at ...
The Thanksgiving Table
This year, Bryan and I have decided to stay in Louisville and celebrate Thanksgiving with just the two of us. I'm considering the possibility of a spatchcocked bird on the Traeger, but homemade cranberry jelly and sweet cornbread are definitely happening... as is a frosted apple cake.
I ...
On the 4th
We know by now that I'm very much averse to red, white, and blue everything on the 4th. 30-something years of star-spangled birthdays have made me lean towards a more toned-down color combo for my celebrations each year. Whether there's a gorgeous blue and white tablescape or an all-red flower ...
Talk Derby to Me!
For at least 5 years, I've wanted to host a Derby party. I'm not the kind of gal that would want to go all red roses, horseheads, and turf on the table (though a turf table sounds like an awesome idea...), but I've always had visions in my head of girlfriends in wild hats, honey-drizzled fried ...
