An AirBnB Gift Idea
This makes my goal well over half way through! That's worth celebrating! Goodness. A year seems like a long time. Except when you are...
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- Sep 19
- 1 min
If You Ask, I Will Paint
I have an Instagram friend! You know, I've never met her. But we follow each other over time. We got to know each other merely by posts....
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- Sep 8
- 1 min
We're in another New Location
Have you been to Yoders Country Market in Bulls Gap, Tennessee? You're missing out. I discovered it a few years ago - thanks to my mom...
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- Aug 27
- 2 min
Deviled Eggs Recipe - Finally
Making Deviled Eggs is an inside joke in our household. They're a neat presentation, with behind the scenes chaos! In fact, I almost...
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- Aug 22
- 2 min
Specific Requests
The Recipe Card concept wasn't immediately accepted. A visit to an awesome local, cheese making farm was the start of these cards. Our...
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
Preservation Postcards
Preservation Postcards are now in the East Tennessee History Museum Gift Shop.
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- Aug 14
- 2 min
Small Town USA
Coincidentally, my last post mentioned the Virginia Creeper Trail. One week later, I am walking around Abingdon, Virginia, to see a play...
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- Aug 1
- 2 min
Old Fashioned Things
My grandpa, as I called him, (not pawpaw, or papaw, or grandfather) and I used to make and eat porridge together. The slow, constantly...
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- Jul 26
- 2 min
Say No to Straight Lines
They're over rated. There's a free flow state that I can get into with my art. With some paintings, I know I did the best I could at the...
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- Jul 19
- 3 min
Current Project Status: Catch-up
Be forgiving – a note to self... Here's the state of the union at the card shop. First of all, I am late by a day getting this blog...
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- Jul 11
- 2 min
Best Hamburger Buns Ever
For me, this is true. My buns 've never looked so good! Really– you should have seen the last batch I attempted. My favorite part about...
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- Jul 3
- 2 min
Nostalgia: Kitschy in a Great Way
Where is Kingsport, Tennessee? Look at the top right hand side of the state. No, not the infamous Bristol of Nascar fame and the...
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- Jun 27
- 3 min
Iced Tea: Are You Team Sweet?
I've been threatened. "This recipe better be good." they said. Sweet tea is serious business in the South. Methods have been passed down...
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- Jun 20
- 2 min
Happy __________
Happy Birthday! Happy Graduation! Happy Anniversary! Happy Easter! Happy Father's Day! Happy Friday! Happy Monday! (Why not???) You fill...
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- Jun 12
- 2 min
Gotcha!
We had a pup with a 'gotcha day'. I remember it clearly because it was the day of the Boston Bombing. Not funny at all. We had chosen...
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- Jun 6
- 2 min
Middle of Somewhere
It's Tuesday all right. It's been awhile since I have hung out with this group. Every Tuesday, there's a location chosen, for whomever...
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- May 30
- 3 min
AI Likes Flowers, Too
And you thought this was going to be only about flowers.... My blog initially started like this: Can you say Physalis Alkekengi? How...
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- May 23
- 4 min
Island View Schoolhouse
It's funny how a building/landmark can hold so much nostalgia. The Island View Schoolhouse in Sevierville, Tennessee is one of my...
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- May 16
- 3 min
Instagram Numbers and Post 1000
My Instagram Post 1000 has certainly opened my eyes to what I need to be prioritizing. It definitely adds up.
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- May 9
- 2 min
Honey, It's Bread Time
I've had to make this bread at the most random, inopportune times. It is a process and needs to be made ahead of time. I go to bed early...
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