Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Do you celebrate? Parades? Special foods? I’d love to hear. I’ve never paid much attention to St. Patrick’s Day, but when I did my DNA recently I discovered I’m 1/3 Irish! To celebrate I’m sharing a little St. Patrick’s Day love via my love of all things green. I’m looking forward […]
And He’s Off to New York
June 19, 2018 Filed Under: Entertaining, Food & Celebrations, New York, Travel & KC
Last month our youngest, Grant, graduated from Saint Louis University and started a new job in … New York City! You guys, I’m not gonna lie, this development has been tough on this mom, but he is absolutely living his dream, so it’s all good. It’s great, actually. He is living in Brooklyn for the […]
Thanksgiving Tables
October 25, 2017 Filed Under: Food & Celebrations, Holidays, Tablesettings
Are you thinking about Thanksgiving yet? Since the leaves around here have started changing, and the fall temps seem to have arrived to stay, I’ve got Thanksgiving on my mind. Thanksgiving tables to be exact. For our table this year, I know a couple of things for sure. One, that I’ll be using my vintage […]
Blue Willow
August 29, 2017 Filed Under: Food & Celebrations, Tablesettings
I have such a thing for dishes. They may be one of my love languages. I’ve written before about brown transferware and white dishes. I also have some green Bordallo Pinheiro plates that I love. Recently I saw some blue and white dishes paired with red and white linens on Pinterest, and the combination was […]
Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Packets Recipe with Some Tweaks
June 1, 2017 Filed Under: Food & Celebrations, Recipes
Last night we had a rare weeknight dinner for six, a mixed group of family and friends. I made these grilled shrimp foil packets from Delish.com and they are without doubt going to be a summer go-to for us. I’m already eager to make them again! Delish says they “take their inspiration from the beloved (but […]
A Family Baby Shower
May 15, 2017 Filed Under: Entertaining, Food & Celebrations
Back in February, my sisters-in-law and I threw a baby shower for our niece Emily. I had forgotten how much fun baby showers are. It was a treat to host this one. My sister-in-law Julie (the other Julie in our family) and I created a shared Pinterest board, started pinning all things baby shower to […]
What’s Going On at Our House and Some Christmas Favorites
December 1, 2016 Filed Under: Holidays, House & Home, Seasons and Holidays
Happy December! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are enjoying the start to the holiday season. I’m sharing this photo from our living room last year because, as you may know if we’re connected on Instagram or Facebook, we’re undergoing some renovations at our house. Last month we had the popcorn ceilings removed […]
Fall Favorites
September 26, 2016 Filed Under: Food & Celebrations, House & Home, Seasons and Holidays, Travel & KC
Last Thursday was the first day of fall, so all of us who call that our favorite season can stop sneaking mums and pumpkins into the house and enjoy the fact that fall is officially here. To celebrate, I’m indulging in pictures of some of my favorite things about the season. I love blue and white almost as much as […]
What I’ve Been Pinning: Bamboo Furniture, Wallpaper, and Lemon Cake
May 25, 2016 Filed Under: Food & Celebrations, House & Home
Have we ever talked about Pinterest? Somehow I don’t think so, even though I imagine a lot of you love Pinterest like I do, so I thought it would be fun to do a Pinterest post. First of all, it seems that I’m a fan of bamboo furniture, because recently I pinned these chairs from Wayfair to my furniture […]
Vintage Soup Spoons and Two Favorite Soup Recipes
January 14, 2016 Filed Under: Food & Celebrations, House & Home, Recipes, Secondhand Finds
Several years ago I pinned a picture of some vintage soup spoons, the kind with round bowls (I think these are sometimes called gumbo spoons), on Pinterest. I loved the round shape of them…a shape you don’t see much of anymore. I made a mental note to look for some of these spoons in my antique booth […]
