Following: a public service announcement regarding people like me, who humbly request your special consideration: We are likely to have dirt under our nails. This has nothing to do with how recently we have bathed, and more to do with the fact that we make ourselves presentable, head out the door and then adjust or pat a few plants on the way. Later, in meetings, we glance down at our fingernails in horror. Please don't judge. We appear very creepy in the evenings. After work or life ... View Post
Monday Magpie Muse: August
"For some, time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others, there was never enough." ~ Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting Oh, I love this book - and movie. So much so that I feel compelled to post Tuck Everlasting quotes throughout the month of August. Natalie Babbitt masterfully conveys the idea of "carpe diem" and living a full life in the small moments with this book. Why Monday Muse? We have a massive magnetic chalkboard (see that affliction here) wall in our kitchen ... View Post
Monday Magpie Muse: August
“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.” ~ Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting Oh, I love this book - and movie. So much so that I feel compelled to post Tuck Everlasting quotes throughout the month of August. Natalie Babbitt masterfully conveys the idea of "carpe diem" and living a full life in the small moments with this book. Why Monday Muse? We have a massive magnetic chalkboard (see that affliction here) wall in our ... View Post
Southern Summer Nights: Salad Course
There's a super fun foodie giveaway at the end of this post. It was sponsored by some of our good local foodie friends, the folks at Microplane in Russellville and at Argenta Market in North Little Rock. I was not compensated and all opinions are always my own. Welcome, y'all! Are you here for the party? You know, the #VirtualDinnerParty? Hopefully, you received your invitation and have already admired the lovely table settings prepared by Gina while nibbling on the black-eyed pea salad ... View Post
Monday Magpie Muse: August
“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color.” ~ Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting Oh, I love this ... View Post
Monday Magpie Muse: Summer
And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Why Monday Muse? We have a massive magnetic chalkboard (see that affliction here) wall in our kitchen that serves as a weather/meteorology station as well as, more importantly, home to a weekly quote. Others seem to enjoy them when they visit, so I'm posting ... View Post
