Holiday gatherings are just around the corner as is the opportunity for festive beverage, libation and potations. Personally, I’m not much of a cocktail drinker. However, I love making them. I love to start a party or event with a welcome or signature cocktail. A cousin called last night for cocktail suggestions for a coming…
Category: Entertaining
Legally and Lovingly Married!!!
Those that saw my last post recall I was in California this week. Malibu has to be in the top ten most beautiful spots in the USA. After some issues with the initial home rental I found this one and it proved to be much more than we would’ve ever hoped for. Here’s the house…
Partee Part II
Welcome to the Mississippi River bluff where we were a part of last weekend’s harvest dinner. A dear friend/client/chosen family does a dinner every fall where the guests are asked to go to The Memphis Farmers Market and purchase items for a dish. Then we all bring our dishes together at her home for a…
Partee Part One
Last week was full of celebration. I had a birthday, we participated in a Harvest Dinner and we hosted a Sweet Sixteen dinner. I’ll share these with you in two parts because I don’t want you to overindulge as we did. The festivities began with my birthday. Since we had just done Supper Club on…
Staycation…
Since May I’ve traveled to eight cities in seven states and from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Smoky Mountains. We thought about several travel options for the holiday weekend but ended up at our lovely loft in downtown Memphis…which we seldom see anymore. The farm in Byhalia is becoming more and more like home….
It’s not done…
’til it’s OVERDONE!!! I’ve been back to East Tennessee to do an event with my dear friend. The event was called “Festival of Tables” and it was the first time the organization had done an event of this type. Tables were assigned to a designer and a hostess and tickets were sold to come view…
From the Mountains…
American themed songs often mention mountains as in purple mountain majesty and from the mountains to the prairie. Thus, it’s only fitting to celebrate our nations birthday back in the mountains of East Tennessee…our new second home. The March 30 post Good Friday, Food and Friends gave you a glimpse into why we would make…
This Solitary Life
I know two weeks is too long to be away. I feel certain you have been sitting staring at your monitor the whole time. Now, you have to clear your schedule because this will be the longest post in history. However, you’re about to see my life in a two-week retrospective. I’ll begin with the…
…life is short
I understand it’s a sign of aging but still find it sobering when friends my age or younger move beyond the realm. My last post shared a celebration of a life short-lived. This this past week a friend had an asthma attack and is now watching over us and another friend is in a coma…
life is short…
I supposed we’re at the age that it takes a major life event to cause us to take inventory. Last November our dear friend Kay McDuffie crossed over to the next performance stage. She spent her life bringing joy and laughter to all she came in contact with. Her energy was invigorating and her talent,…
The House Was Lovely 