This week I decided to make a yummy end-of-summer raspberry pound cake. While temperature-wise it doesn't feel like the end of summer at all, my kids are now back in school, I'm back in school, and August is nearly over. I don't enjoy cooking all that much, but I could bake all day. Baking is fun and therapeutic for me, and before I start filling my house with the aroma of pumpkin pie spice, I …
Coffee Table Vignette & Piano Room Reveal
This month I'm so excited to be a part of the August Pinterest Challenge! Each month Cindy from County Road 407 and several blogger friends recreate their own version of a photo Cindy has found on Pinterest and then do a blog hop "tour." This is my first Pinterest Challenge & I'm thrilled. A big thanks to Cindy for including me this month :) If you're visiting from Our Southern Home, welcome! …
Tuesday’s TJ Maxx Finds
Welcome to the last Tuesday in August! Who else is totally ready for September? Last winter was really harsh here but this heat right now is deadly, so I will gladly welcome any cool weather. I know that come February, I'll be miserable in exactly the opposite way, but I guess that's life. Another thing I'm looking forward to in September besides the cool weather, changing colors, cozy outfits, …
Pretty & Elegant Paper Plates For Your Next Backyard-Chic Shindig
Today I'm sharing a collection of pretty & elegant paper plates. It's (still) BBQ season! With Labor Day only a week away, I'm trying to put something together last-minute. I love BBQs & I also love pretty. Who says pretty and BBQs can't go together? No matter what I do or what kind of party, dinner, or lemonade stand I throw, it has to look pretty. I always say "aesthetics over …
