Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
It’s a wrap-holidays 2013 are in the books and a hopeful New Year has arrived. After Christmas I eagerly anticipate Spring with its technicolor show of blooming flowers, trees and my wardrobe. I adore color; whether it is bright clothes, accent walls or decorative home decor. I must admit I was thrilled when the new […]
If you are reading this it means we have all survived Christmas. Now, we head onto the New Year’s parties and of course, the important eating of the black-eyed peas here in the South. I have made one resolution for 2014, that being not to make any resolutions. Resolution is defined in the dictionary as […]
T minus 2 days people and it all goes down. Wrapping paper everywhere, family to feed and keep entertained, toys/gifts strewn about, movies to watch and hopefully no family quibbles to squash. Inevitability, with all sorts of personalities in one place, the odds are someone is going to get flustered. Whew. I think Santa has […]
It is the season when food takes center stage at holiday gatherings and you hear the groans of stuffed loved ones coupled with regrets of all the things that go into our mouths and then straight to our hips. I, for one, think this is the time of year to really enjoy the goodies and […]
It has been frightfully cold out and I find myself ever thankful for a warm house, food and the comforts of home which in turn makes me think of those who are less fortunate. Throughout the year I see people with signs asking for help and I have found myself so many times wanting to help, […]
Saturday I was reading a post on Facebook by a friend and it was an exchange between her and her new mother in law. The post had a beautiful picture of the newlyweds in front of their Christmas tree with an ornament happily commemorating their first Christmas as a married couple. The post went […]
My mother’s Mom was born in Spain, but raised in Mexico where she would later marry my grandfather, move to the U.S., and happily become an American. I tell you this because I think it is always better to hear the voice in your head when reading a story, as you can imagine it, and […]
