Three savory recipes for the grill and garden, three books for the nightstand, and ten things from the internet worth your time. It’s Friday and I could not be happier. I am exhausted. I love having guests, especially my mom, but truth be told, in my daily life I am not “running” from morning till…
A 99-degree Friday, a graduation that restored my hope, and a book about a woman who got out of the car and walked away. How was your weekend? Were you glued to the World Cup games or the Knicks? If you are a Knicks fan, congratulations. After 53 years they finally have another trophy. Fifty-three…
Treating summer like a kid again, a nephew graduating, family coming to town and a memoir about a woman who rebuilt everything from nothing First, thank you. The response to yesterday’s post, Is There a Manual, genuinely moved me. It is good to know I am not alone in my confusion about midlife and the…
Summer recipes worth making, three books for the nightstand, and everything else I found this week Friday is my favorite day of the week. I know plenty of people who would argue for Saturday, and I understand, but Friday has always held something for me that Saturday cannot quite replicate. I wake up with a…
Four recipes for the long weekend, three books, and everything else I found this week It is Memorial Day weekend. How did that happen. One minute it was New Year’s Eve and now here we are at the unofficial start of summer, trying to remember where we put the citronella candles. The weather is not…
Three recipes from bloggers I love, three books for the weekend, and everything worth reading this week Friday, I love you. I know a lot of people have a thing for Saturday, but Friday is mine. There is something about the feeling of it, the week unwinding, the house waiting to be set right, and…
Timeless style, flattering fits, and why a little white dress belongs in every woman’s wardrobe. There is something about a white dress in summer that never fails. It is cool in the heat, elegant without effort, and somehow makes you look as if you are on your way somewhere wonderful, even if you are only…
A cold, gray, perfect weekend, the Kentucky Derby, dachshunds who will not go out in the rain, and a story about the great green room Saturday morning the weather app said 47 degrees. It was gray and drizzling. By some miracle it stayed that way all day, and I loved every minute. I am not…
Three recipes worth making, three books worth reading and a week that smelled like honeysuckle The weather this week has been something. Cool mornings, warm sunny afternoons, and everywhere I go in the yard there is honeysuckle. That smell. The birds are carrying on like they haven’t caught up with one another in weeks. The…
It started with Love’s Baby Soft. If you are of a certain age you remember it — that pale pink bottle, that powdery sweet cloud of a scent that was less a perfume than a promise. The promise of growing up. Of smelling like something other than your mother’s Ivory soap. I was twelve, maybe…
Heat, hawks, a nest I can’t stop watching, and the most beautiful spring garden I’ve seen in years By 9:30 Sunday morning, the front yard had turned into a congressional hearing. Not the quiet kind — the kind with everyone talking at once and nobody listening. I had been out earlier on the front porch…
Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more. Friday Favorites No. 674 Good morning friends, I hope that you had a lovely week. The weather here is warming up and sadly I can feel the winds of change, soon a new season will be upon…
