I can’t remember the last time I had dairy. I like being dairy free for many reasons, but sometimes I have a phantom sweet tooth and I want cheesecake. It’s phantom, because I honestly have no sweet tooth whatsoever. Le sigh, cheesecake âI had forgotten about cheesecake. A dear friend of mine recently went through a phase of…
The French Gimlet
The French Gimlet is refreshingly elegant, delightfully floral with lime citrus, and perfect for a lovely cocktail party. You can pre-mix and store in glass bottles before cocktail parties so all you have to do is pour, shake, garnish and serve. Make sure to frost your glasses! 2 ounces gin, Plymouth or Hendricks1 ounce St….
The Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway, one of the south’s many gems. A few days ago Stephen and I joined his parents on a Blue Ridge Parkway adventure. We started in the afternoon…stopped for lunch at Chick-fil-a (yum!) and off we went in search of beautiful autumn leaves and misty blue mountains. It was a lovely…
Heart My Closet
Giggles. I couldn’t help myself. When it comes to being serious and taking photo’s, I’m not very good at it. Which is where the photographer comes in at. I’m happy Dominic Gray was able to take photo’s despite my constant giggling. P.S. If you’re from North Carolina Dominic Gray Photography is excellent. A little about this…
Ottoman Upholstery
Reupholstering furniture is a lot of fun. I really enjoy it, but if you’re new to upholstery I should warn you, it’s not for the faint hearted. You will need to put in a lot of hours and perhaps ask a friend to help! Thankfully, my husband is super handy and is always kind…
Piano Desk
Last year Stephen and I picked up this old piano on craigslist.com for free. Sadly, the piano was broken and beyond repair. Stephen had the brilliant idea of turning the piano into a desk! Recently, I repainted it black. Stephen took my little project a bit further by mounting his Apple display to the front…