An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
We checked into our fabulous Airbnb our second night in San Diego. It was in a quiet neighborhood at the end of a bridge that spans a deep valley. The entire home felt like an IKEA showroom, which I adore! Everything was designed for efficiency. I especially loved the clear garage door and the…
While cutting up the first sweet Honey Dew melon of the season this morning, I reflected on our recent trip to San Diego. Hubby needed to attend a conference, so asked me and two of the “kids” to join him for a week of summer vacay. All the way from…
Hubby and I spent last weekend in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. Our baby girl’s first year away at Urshan College was ending, and it was time to figure out what to do with all her dorm stuff. In addition to the move-out, her good friend who we’ve known since our…
I had such a lovely time at one of my favorite events of the season last weekend—The Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MRA) Garden Tour. It always falls on a Bible Quiz tournament weekend, so hubby and I are usually hurrying through the 7 houses on the tour during the last visiting hours…
Last week, Hubby had a speaking engagement in Greenwood, Mississippi. The little town in the Mississippi Delta is home to the world-class Viking corporation, Viking’s cooking school, and the Alluvian, a boutique hotel. Hubby and I used to think of the Alluvian as “our weekend getaway” when the kiddos were younger. It’s…
The backsplash was installed this week in the master bathroom, and I can see a light at the end of the remodeling project tunnel! The mirror-measuring man is scheduled to come Monday and so is the plumber, who will install the tub filler, tub (which is currently full of rainwater…
The remodeling of my master bathroom has left me gasping at prices these days on everything. Every. Little. Thing. I’ve saved money where I could for the most part, but labor is sky-high, and materials are through the roof, thanks to inflation, I guess. My Roman blind, which I purchased online…
I’ve been quiet on the blog for a while now. We’re in the middle of a remodel of our master bathroom that I’d hoped would only take six weeks. There have been glitches and delays, and we still don’t have a definite end-date. Since the middle of January, I’ve felt like a…
Charcuterie boards are having more than a moment. They were already a thang when I had my kitchen island transformed into a massive board for my daughter’s graduation party two years ago. Our Bible Quiz teams at church are always on the hunt for a new fundraising tactic, and a new…
There’s some remodeling going on at the house, so I’m sort of grounded for a while. It’s really not a terrible thing as it takes away any excuse not to work on some paintings. A wise art mentor once advised me to move from small to large and back again…