I am so fortunate to have clients that not only allow me to help them make their house lovely but also endear themselves to me to the point of becoming chosen family. One such client hosted a splendid birthday dinner for my “sweet one” in celebration of his 66th birthday. I wanted you to see…
Big D…Dine and Design
Returned last night from a long weekend in Dallas, TX. Some of you don’t know me personally. My education and first career was in music. I’m been a slave to all forms of musical pageantry since my sister put a dress on me and stood me beside the piano bench singing “Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay”. I may…
The Gift Was Ours To Borrow
If you live anywhere near Memphis you owe it to yourself to see the current production of A Chorus Line at Theatre Memphis. Those of you that know me know that I’m a bit jaded. I’ve performed, directed, judged and viewed a lot of performances and many different genres. Yes, I have a bias toward…
One Singular Dinner
We continued our celebration of A Chorus Line with the arrival of Donna McKechnie for the opening night gala at Theatre Memphis. The role of Cassie was actually part of the life story of Donna and she originated the role on Broadway. Unfortunately, I had bronchial crude all week and really was not at my…
Sweet Design
Who would’ve thought that the birthplace of Elvis would bring so much information that I had to create two posts. I must say it’s very exciting to see the city have this new energy and growth…AND all the growth is no longer “out at the mall”. I’ve heard it said “life is short, eat dessert…
Fresh and New
Tupelo, MS has always been a part of my life. I grew up 30 miles from there. We “went out to eat” there. We shopped there. I lived there and I’m truly blessed that currently my business and personal life include some wonderful clients/friends that live there. Yesterday, I drove to the All-American City to…
Supper Club
The gathering in the picture above lead to our first official Supper Club meeting last evening. First, we’re a group of friends. Second, we are all of like mind with regards to food and wine. Third, some of us really enjoy cooking and those that don’t are really good at cleanup…how perfect is that. The…
Sunday Brunch
Sunday is a wonderful day of the week. To claim it as a real day of rest offers the opportunity to relax and enjoy personal time or gather with friends and family. Therefore, it often arbitrarily becomes a day for memorable meals. I’m not a breakfast fan. However, Brandt loves breakfast…7/365…he doesn’t really get going…
The Pantry
I was searching for another diversion from our no child blues and a Valentine Dinner in a lovely restaurant seemed fitting. However, having recently returned from New York (I still haven’t shown you everything) the Memphis options didn’t seem fitting at all. I gave it some thought and begin to realize I had some “pantry”…
Sunday Supper
We’ve been a bit…well, a lot blah over the loss of our four-footed child. Honestly, it’s been difficult to get out of bed. However, a friend called and wanted to do Sunday Supper. I found this a way to shift my focus, prepare a good meal and we even celebrated the Lunar New Year, a…
The House Was Lovely 