I’ve had a severe case of writer’s block this week. My week was one of those where every minute of the day was scheduled. When I finally got home each evening, I just crashed on the sofa with a magazine in one hand and the remote control in the other. TV Watching Report:I’m looking forward…
I don’t do much decorating for Valentine’s Day. I did change out the glittered pinecones that I put into a birch cone on my porch for some dried red Sumac. Sumac grows wild all over the place around here. My dad collected a garbage bag of pods for me long ago and I’ve been using…
Someone just emailed me to tell me that they heard that I won $250 in the football pool. I’ve never won anything like that! The money that I don’t yet have is now burning a hole in my pocket. Mr. SP and I played tennis before the party last night and kicked behind. I love…
What are you doing for the Super Bowl? Do you look forward to it and enjoy it? Our supper club is having a Super Bowl party tonight. I am looking forward to the food and the socialization, but I don’t care one thing about the game. I guess I’ll root for the Cardinals since they…
Barb at Grits and Glamour is sponsoring the first ever “What’s on Your Wall Wednesday”. I thought that it would be fun to participate in this “first ever” event. Be sure to check out Barb’s blog to see all of the other fun posts. I became obsessed with antique fish platters and plates when I…
I had a few requests for the recipe for Three Cheese Pasta Bake and I’m happy to share it. The original recipe is from the January 2008 issue of Southern Living. I modified the recipe and have included my changes under the original SL recipe.(SL Photo) Three-Cheese Pasta Bake Prep: 20 min., Cook: 7 min.,…
It was so cold earlier this week that it seemed like the perfect time to try a new recipe for tomato soup. I cut this recipe out of the Parade section of the Sunday newspaper in the fall or early winter. I wish that I could give credit to its creator, but I didn’t cut…
Susan at Between Naps on the Porch sponsors Tablescape Tuesday each week. I enjoy looking at the beautiful tablescapes posted and especially enjoy looking at the dishes. I had supper club at my house on Saturday night, so I thought I’d share my table and participate in Tablescape Tuesday for the very first time. Let’s…
We braved the cold on Saturday morning to look at a few properties at the lake. Prices keep dropping and it seems like some owners are desperate to sell. We visited four properties, none of which would be something that we would buy. We are not even sure if we could get a loan the…
I read about Susan Jamieson, a Richmond decorator, in the Richmond Times Dispatch back in the fall. I check her blog from time to time for interesting decorating ideas. I first became interested in her blog when I read that she decorated this house in Nelson County. I know vaguely where this house is located…
All of my fellow Hokie girls will understand why this is such icky news. Pritchard Hall was the grossest, loudest, most beer infested place on the VT campus when I was there. Maybe things changed after 1991 when I left VT. I can’t imagine VT ever getting the funky beer smell out of that place….
So I decide to run today even though it is only 14 degrees. No problem. I put on some old tights, layer a pair of fuchsia colored old lady going to the grocery store style cover up pants over the tights for warmth, pull on a super warm shirt with a fleece over it, put…