I have one more recipe to share with you from the herb class I taught a few weeks ago. Have you ever heard of compound butter and wondered what it was? Compound butter is simply butter that has had something else added to it. Maybe you’ve eaten at a restaurant that served yummy garlic butter [...]
Sweet Sixteen
My baby turns sixteen today! Is that really possible? It just seems like yesterday I was wishing her a Happy Fifteenth here on the blog! Turning sixteen is kind of a big deal at our house. Of course you can drive when are sixteen – except that Tessa hasn’t had her permit long enough so [...]
Megan Elle Photography
I am a big supporter and fan of women run homebased business. Maybe it’s because I have had some type of homebased business for almost 25 years! I love to see a woman take a talent. gift or passion for something and discover a way to share it with others and contribute to her family [...]
Lovely Lemon Recipes Update
Thanks to the wonderful suggestion of reader Lisa I have added a cover page to the Lovely Lemon Recipe document. I also made a correction to one of the recipes – the lemon bars on page 38 so be sure and recopy that one. Click here for recipes Enjoy!
Lovely Lemon Recipes
Today I have a gift for you. As promised, I have put together a pdf file of all the wonderful Lovely Lemon recipes that were submitted. It’s a large document – 57 pages full of lots of yummy lemon recipes. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. I have also put a [...]
Herbed Shrimp
Today’s recipe is one I served at our recent Dinner Party. It was a great compliment to the Fast Fire Flank Steak and the rest of the meal. I am not a huge seafood fan. I’m generally a fish and chips kind of girl. The only seafood I ever cook is shrimp. This recipe is another fun [...]
Back from the Beach – Check out these Giveaways
We are home from our Week at the Beach. The washer and dryer are humming and I’m headed to bed early tonight after I read a few more chapters in this year’s Beach Read which I didn’t finish! We had lots of fun and lots of late nights playing cards, the game Ticket to [...]
Beach Read
We are enjoying our Week at the Beach! I just had to leave a quick post to share this year’s beach read. What could be better than a beautiful sunset on the beach and a good book!? Thanks to my friend Jane I am enjoying both. Thanks Jane for your recommendation and for sharing your [...]
Cowboy Caviar
Don’t ask me why this is called Cowboy Caviar because I have no idea. What I do know though is that it is yummy. I got the recipe from my sister in law Jayna who fixed it for Grandma and Grandpa Wilkes’ 80th birthday party a few years ago. It has become a favorite summer [...]
Giveaway Opportunity!
Just a reminder to head over to iLashGirls today and enter the giveaway for the last of our “Fun” themed giveaways – three chances to win! I love all three but my favorite might be the pillow. No wait, the note cards. Or maybe it’s the trinket dish. Okay, they are all adorable – go [...]























