I have been busy over the last few days decluttering my kitchen countertops. Whenever I’m done I always wish that I had taken a “before” picture but when I start my clean up I am always too embarrassed to ever show the level of clutter to which I have shamefully sunk, so I don’t! Here […]
Shakespeare and Salisbury steak don’t have anything in common except that I went to a play today and ate Salisbury steak for supper. Shakespeare’s Tavern in Atlanta came to our school district and put on the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They were excellent performers. In this scene Nick Bottom is being pursued by Titania. Then […]
If you look at the tab up top of the blog in my house photos, you will see a blue and white rug in my living room. I purchased that rug about 12 years ago when I was in Turkey on vacation. We went to a showing of rugs as part of our tour and […]
Olivia needed her big, strong brother to help her rearrange her room at college. We headed up for an afternoon of manual labor followed by a Berry basketball game. Olivia’s bed was lofted really, really high over her desk and dresser with NO GUARD RAIL. As a mom, I considered it just too high!!!!! Olivia wanted […]
Tonight was pizza night because I declared it a no-cooking night. Our favorite is Jet’s Pizza. It reminds me of Petrillo’s Pizza that we used to get in Ohio. It’s amazing how a smell can take you back to a place from over 45 years ago to something that you barely remember, but this pizza […]
I first made these cookies for Davis’ Pioneer Day Celebration. Nothing like dressing up in overalls and dragging around a stick horse for a day and getting shaved with popsicle sticks and shaving cream at the Ole Barber Pole. Throw in a “gold poke” and some vittles and you can call it a grand celebration. I […]
Not to be confused with croquet, which I do enjoy playing, these chicken croquettes are pretty tasty! Here I am playing croquet in my backyard. My decolletage helps me to “crunch up” my opponents and “hit away.” (I looked up croquet jargon. I was surprised at all that I didn’t know.) The cousins played a lot […]
I am covering all the bases on New Year’s Day today. I have eaten Napa Cabbage Salad, Cabbage Rolls, Collard Greens, and Black Eyed Peas. Four dishes to guarantee prosperity in the new year. At lunch I started with Napa Cabbage Salad. I’m thinking salad counts in this traditional cash-ensuring fare but to be certain I made […]
We had a day of shopping today since the rain finally let up. We went to Houston’s first for lunch. We hadn’t been to Houston’s in quite a while so we were pleased that the food and service were both as excellent as we remembered. I had chicken and my mom and Olivia had fish. All […]
According to the weather service, we have had 8 inches of rain in the last 9 days. Much of it has run through my backyard. Our local landmark, Starr’s Mill has been flooded. Here is a photo of before the rain taken from the internet (sorry I don’t know who to give a photo credit […]