Tag Archives: entertaining
It’s a Wrap!
We wanted to update you on our short film shoot this past weekend. Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers covering this time. Long story short, it was both grueling and cathartic, stressful and transcendent. Wow, we have … Continue reading
The Sweet & The Salty
This posting is a bit of a follow-up to the Fasting & Feasting post from a few weeks ago. The idea is that life is not and should not be one note. You feast too much, you die. You fast too much, you … Continue reading
A Ladies’ Luncheon (& A God Wink, of course)
Our Summer back South started off with an opportunity to share my story at a fabulous ladies’ luncheon hosted by the lovely Beth Phelps and her lovely daughter, Chanler (remember the beautiful letterpress invitation here). Beth came to know our … Continue reading
Breaking Bread (or rather Eggs Benedict)
In our opinion, there are few more lovely ways to spend a restful weekend than by breaking bread with friends and family, particularly over brunch (which in our book is the most delicious, cost-effective, and timely of all meals). Here … Continue reading
Not Your Typical Chocolate
I have gushed about chocolate on here many times, so I’m certain by now you know of my deep affection for it. I’m not sure what it is about chocolate, but I am sure that when I eat it, good … Continue reading
Grillin’
The smoky smell of an outdoor barbecue is truly the personification of summer. Katherine and James gave me a little charcoal grill for Father’s Day last year, and though I haven’t used it a ton, I recently vowed to enjoy … Continue reading
Weekend Tradition
After reading about my crummy Monday, you can imagine it was kind of a “Monday-ish” week for me. As much as I am an optimist, I also am pretty sensitive. Also, something about writing/publishing/internalizing the words on James’ Mother’s Day card, … Continue reading
Showering Blessings
Not too long ago, Jay and I went back South for a weekend of pre-wedding showers for my sister-in-law, Mary Austin. It was so special because the two showers I went to were the same ones that were thrown for … Continue reading
Weekend Links -May 19, 2012
We figure the weekend might be a time you look around the internet a bit more than usual. If so, we wanted to share a few recent links we are loving this week… Even Jay’s sweet grandparents are totally … Continue reading




