I read about Spirit Letters in a Virginia Tech magazine and thought the idea was too cute not to share. Spirit Letters makes wreaths for you favorite college team. Go VT! University of Tennessee Appalachian State University Wake Forest UNC North Carolina State University Duke They also make traditional greetings. You can also…
After a crushing third set tie-breaker loss for our mixed doubles team on Sunday, Mr. SP and I decided to head to the parkway to lick our wounds and take in some glorious fall color. We are lucky to live less than 30 minutes from the parkway. We stopped at many of the overlooks between…
My Granny made the best iced sugar cookies that I’ve ever tasted. She rolled them paper thin and coated them with a thin glaze of icing. I haven’t perfected the rolling paper thin part, but even rolled thicker, these cookies are quite delicious. We had supper club on Saturday night and I wanted to take…
The Osage Oranges that have been adorning my dining room table for the last month have been slowly rotting, one by one. I took advantage of a free Saturday afternoon and glittered some of my dried gourds. If you are new to my blog, you can read about how I dry gourds here.I used three…
One thing that I love about fall is Chrysanthemums. I love the colors, the bloom shape, the smell, and the joy of one last shot of blooming color before the first hard frost. Over the years I’ve transplanted many a pot of mums into my flower beds. Sometimes they make it through the winter and…
This recipe is from the March/April 2009 Cook’s Illustrated. If you are a pasta lover, give this recipe a try. You’ll love it! Baked Ziti 1 lb whole milk or 1% cottage cheese (I used 1%) 2 large eggs, slightly beaten 3 oz grated Parmesan (about 1 1/2 cups) Table salt 1 lb ziti…
My great aunt lived in Mama’s Walnut Avenue house for years and years. When she moved out a few months ago, she was going to throw away these beautiful old table clothes. Luckily her granddaughter saw them and gave them to Mama because she knew that Mama would treasure them. My great aunt is 93…
Amanda from Serenity Now for Amanda tagged me with this Over the Top Award. Amanda is the most entertaining writer that I know. She also has great ideas for crafting and decorating and her blog is on my daily “must read” list. 1.Where is your cell phone? purse 2.Your hair? messy 3. Your mother? go…
I recently visited a local orchard and decided that the time was right for apple pie. I cut this recipe out of Taste of Home magazine years ago and had never tried it until now. We enjoyed eating this warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was the perfect fall treat! Dutch Apple…
Mama’s Walnut Avenue house is coming along, slowly but surely. Much of the work that has been done is not noticeable. She thought the plumbing was fine, but discovered that it all had to be replaced. Surprise! When my cousins replaced it, they discovered that the washing machine had been draining under the house all…
Don’t throw out your gourds when you are ready to decorate for Christmas. Save them! I put mine on sheets of newspapers in my basement and let them dry until the next fall. I usually end up with a few that rot and those get composted. I’m always pleasantly surprised at how many dry and…
I have a gourd fetish. I can’t get enough of them this time of year. I’ve told you before that I dry them and save them from year to year. It’s nice to have plenty of dried ones on hand to use. Like these… Or these… I dried the big one in the front back…