Growing Our Garden

  Gardening… It’s as much a part of me as cooking is. When I wasn’t in the kitchen with my Grandma, we were out in the garden with her and my Grandpa. If you couldn’t find us there, we were on one of the many farms held by various family members all over the southern

Less Things, More Memories…

This past weekend we took our kids darling little zoo in a small town in France. Y’all. The whole experience I kept thinking I am done. I am done buying them things. I mean besides the usual. I’m not that terrible. They’ll get a birthday present or two… Maybe. LOL! Other than that, I’m done

What is your word for 2017?

There are so many words…. So many… It’s hard to choose just one. Last year my word was BE. I think it was a good word for me. In 2016 I was able to… Be. Be Authentic. Be Transparent. Be Love Be Truth Be Happy. Be Unhappy Be Beauty, & Beautiful. Be Blessed. Be Focus.

Family Traditions

Family traditions. Do you have any? Besides our epic family game night, the 12 grapes at midnight and our firework extravaganza (the neighbors-not us, ha!) Auld Lang Syne singing and of course a good toast! We started one a new one this year and I hope we continue it. I enjoyed doing this with the

The 7 Top Books I’ve Read in 2016

Have you ever met a book you didn’t like? Sometimes.  Okay… Can I be honest? You remember this post here? So said book club decided to read “Frankenstein” Y’all. I legit read the cliff notes before the meeting. Book club members if you’re reading this, I’m sorry. I am, but it lulled me to sleep

Post Christmas Post

In my last post I asked “Does anyone blog anymore?” Then I all but quit blogging. Ha! No, but really I stopped because well… I got feedback. Some good, some bad, Some downright mean. But what can you do? That comes with the territory of this stuff. I’m sharing life with you, so I’m opening

Does Anyone Blog Anymore?

No, that’s not a rhetorical question. I’ve been wondering this since I’ve put my pinkie toe back in. A lot has changed since I was a serious blogger and it’s been interesting to observe. I remember my first blog post back in 2006. It was awful. I was nervous. I was excited. It was crazy.

The Easiest Chicken Tortilla Soup

I posted this picture on my IG Feed the other day and I received a lot of requests for the recipe. I’m excited to be sharing it here with you today. This soup is one that I turn to time and again, because it’s easy, it’s full of flavor, and my family loves it. I enjoy

These are a few of my favorite things…

Cream colored ponies and crisps apple strudels Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles, Wild geese that fly with moons on their wings, These are a few of my favorite things. So, this is probably my favorite verse from that song. I’m noticing a trend here. Blog posts and music. Food and music. LOL.

The Athlete turns Nine

This post has been so hard to write. I’ll start it and then I tear up because well… I’m a big softy I guess. I’ve written it. Deleted it and re-written it again. I’ve gone back and forth about how to write about this EPIC little boy. The boy that came into our world a