I stumbled across a wine at last night's Cameron Village holiday open house. Ten Thousand Villages, one of my favorite places to find unique, meaningful gifts, has a license to sell a variety of wine through Saturday, November 22. This is a small window of opportunity to check … [Read more...] about Organic Wine That’s Good – 5:00 Fridays TM
Never Too Old for Hand Turkeys
The (Thanks)Giving Tree
Fall is perhaps my favorite season in North Carolina. The crisp leaves crunch underfoot, and sometimes when I sit in the living room and peer out the window into the park it looks like it's snowing leaves. I heave a sigh and am thankful it's just leaves. This time of year I … [Read more...] about The (Thanks)Giving Tree
Handmade in Raleigh is Growing
You might have noticed a new feature I started on my blog called "Handmade in Raleigh." I want to celebrate this town we have made home and start to debunk some of the, well, gunk that people think of our fair city. It seems that every time we travel out of state and tell people … [Read more...] about Handmade in Raleigh is Growing
Fall Into Place – 5:00 Fridays TM
You'll note the darkening of colors in 5:00 Fridays as the heat blasting from Mother Nature turns to heat blasting indoors. Bourbon is my preferred curl-up-and-chill drink. If fall had a flavor it would incontrovertibly be bourbon. All you pumpkin spice fanatics … [Read more...] about Fall Into Place – 5:00 Fridays TM
Great American Smokeout, Where Quitting is Winning
He was wheelchair bound but embraced the role of Fun Grandpa. He gave the boys wheelchair rides, succumbing to pleas of “Roll me in your lap, Grandpa!” I remember when his lap grew too small to tote both boys at the same time. The boys felt like they were whizzing around a track, … [Read more...] about Great American Smokeout, Where Quitting is Winning
Faith in Fall
North Carolina in the fall is a pageantry of riches. The tapestry of colors makes you audibly swoon in awe. The other day when I was driving home from school with Bird I remarked that the brilliance of fall colors makes me see a higher power in vivid color … [Read more...] about Faith in Fall