Author: Sweet Pea

My running buddy sent this to me last night and it cracked me up! If you are offended by a bad word, then don’t read it.

I have ten more days to enjoy summer and then it’s back to work. The past two days I’ve played tennis in the morning and then spent the afternoon at the pool. I can think of a million things that I could be doing at home, but the pool is much more fun. I realized…

Whew! I am officially tired! Between the emotional stress of the wedding and the physical stress of the Fila clinic, I’m worn out. The wedding ended up being really nice and enjoyable. Mama and I had a hard time during the ceremony and cried all through it, but after that was over and we walked…

I love to try new recipes. Both of these are from the July 2008 issue of Southern Living. I think that SL has really gone downhill in the last few years. I used to pour over every issue and find so many ideas for cooking, decorating, gardening, and travel. It seems like the issues are…

The fabric for my dining room that I ordered on June 14 finally arrived last Tuesday. I cut out all of the pieces and made the strips for the piping and then, of course, no store in Lynchburg had any cording in stock. I’m at a stand-still for making the curtains until I get cording….

I made a new arrangement for our screened porch last night. I decided to try to make it look tropical for the summer. The container is from SL@H. I also have the door hanger that matches, but I’ve never used it because it makes the arrangement hang too high on my door. Before we know…

We had a fun weekend trip in southwest Virginia. The adventure started Friday evening at The Floyd Store in Floyd, Virginia. People flock to the Floyd Store on Friday nights for the music. There were two different bands who played inside the store and there was a lot of “pick-up” music going on outside of…

I had a request for the Shrimp Boil that Mama made for us while we were at the beach. The picture below is from Food Network. Mama left out the chili peppers and used low-fat kielbasa. I think it would be just as good w/o the clams. Shrimp Boil with Clams and Lemon Recipe courtesy…

I read these two books this weekend. I hope I can find something interesting at the library today. I hate to be without a book in the summertime! This book was cute and completely predicable. I didn’t realize that this one was a book of short stories. I enjoyed it, but I’d rather read a…

What I had planned to do this week was make curtains for my dining room. I ordered the fabric from Joanne Fabric on June 14 and it is still not here. I should have known better. I found the fabric in Roanoke at The Silver Thistle and didn’t buy it. Joanne had it for $9.00…

This recipe is a new one for me. I often make Pasta Puttanesca because it’s so quick and easy to make. I wanted to try this recipe because it doesn’t use anchovies and I wanted to see how it would taste w/o them. I found it in the July 2007 issue of Martha Stewart Living….