Happy Weekend!

Our dinner club met first for Yoga in the Park last evening in Piedmont Park. It was a phenomenal experience- yoga-ing (yes I'm not a true yogi) in the great outdoors. In fact, the weather cooperated and the rain held off for the entire class- though...

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Pretty Little Vessels- more glass upcycling

If you can't do the wine bottle thing (previous post), how about old glass bottles? I have a collection that my aunt dug up in an old foundation on my grandparent's farm. In addition to the bottles being great vessels for flowers, I love having the connection.Ideally,...

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"Wino" Home Decor

Those who know me well (or maybe even slightly), know I like a good glass of wine. In fact, I may have been known to manage my WW points during the day to ensure I could have a glass of wine in the evening. Not every day, just some days.Anyway, wine...

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Manuscript for a Southern Garden

I hope y'all had a great weekend! Mr. Southern and I spent some quality time doing yard work- the tilling in the back yard is almost complete!  I have a new enemy in the garden- the squash borer, which has decimated all of my squash and zucchini....

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Cocktail Art and Eco Home Tour

Very exciting announcement to make- my friend Jean Sanders is hosting an All Request Summer Cocktail Week on her blog, Fine Art Daily.  The deadline is TODAY! at 5:00.  Just send her your recipe and if it's chosen for her to feature, she will...

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The Genius of Leila Ross Wilburn: Houses and Words of Wisdom from Georgia's First Female Architect

There is nothing I like better and I don't believe I'd be satisfied with any other job in the world."-Leila Ross WilburnI have a confession to make-- there are days when I'm puttering around in the kitchen making dinner and I think, what in the world...

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