Gma’s Homemade Tomato Soup is something I make often, especially if I have some extra tomatoes. Folks the leaves are turning up North and the weather is cooler here in Florida and my thoughts turn to soup. This is such a simple recipe that it is almost a joke to write down the ingredients. This…
Is Black the new orange? Well, sometimes it can be and as I struggled to come up with new and different table pieces, I decided to find inspiration from a table I set several years ago. As I assembled pieces from my stash…I realized I did not have a lot to work with….when I finished,…
Florida Blue Crab Summer Tablescape!!!! My dear friends….I love seafood! And I love anything nautical! I love the waters of the Gulf of Mexico AND the Atlantic ocean. I love hearing the seagulls call and watching them swoop down to scoop fish out of the turquoise waters of the Gulf. AND I love eating seafood,…
BLT’s Are Good Anytime, Anywhere and Anyway! Next to Peanut Butter and Jelly and yes, even plain ole’ Baloney, BLT’s are right up there with my favorite sandwiches. I like them on plain white bread, on toasted bread and even on a hamburger bun. So a few weeks ago, I made them for my Friday…
A Casual, Rustic St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape….yes, my friends…after many, many years of setting a St. Patricks Day tablescape…there isn’t really much more one can do with one’a available decor. Of course, one could go out and buy new items, which some stylists do, but I chose to use what is already in my “stash”…
This Valentine’s Day For Two – 2023, tablescape has a lot of the familiar looks that most Valentine Tablescapes have. It is kinda hard to style something different when the popular colors are red and white and consists of hearts or heart shaped decor. However, here we go. Nothing is new on this table except…
Folks, it isn’t Christmas until it’s Tamales!!! I published this post a few years ago and as I reviewed it for an update…I had to smile at my chubby hands and fingers and my black granite countertops, ….all before Pancreatic Cancer and our kitchen remodel. Even the old dining room chairs and outdated paint in…
“Snow was falling gently on the streets……, and people were hurrying home, their arms filled with gaily wrapped boxes and paper parcels from toy stores, candy shops, and bakeries. For it was Christmas Eve, and as twilight fell, the children throughout Germany waited in hushed expectation for night to arrive, and with it their gifts…
Psalm 86:12 “I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.” Those Were The Days, my friend! Much as I don’t like reading manuals, graphics or schematics, I am so grateful and thankful that technology has moved us into the 21st Century. We have…
Matthew 5:4. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Friends, a few years ago I posted this describing Dia de Muertos, a remembrance…. and since today is ‘All Saints Day’ or ‘Day of the Dead’, I wanted to re-visit it with you for an explanation of what today is all about. Knowing…