It Certainly Would’ve Been Quite The First Impression, Though Not Necessarily A Good One

We're buckling our seat belts, getting ready to leave our house so that I can catch my flight to Charlotte: "Hold on! I just looked down and realized that I can see through my shirt." "Oh, your shirt's not...WOW. Your shirt is REALLY … [Continue reading]

I’m Leavin’. On A Noontime Plane To Charlotte.

So Martha just called to tell me how much fun! so much fun! just more fun! that she and Julia Claire had on the computer the other day, and OH, Julia Claire is such a dear friend! she's just dear! so dear!, and do you know that they went to the Sam's … [Continue reading]

Next Thing You Know She’ll Be On The Twitter

Late yesterday afternoon I saw an email in my inbox from Julia Claire, who is my sister-in-law Rose's mother (stay with me) and one of Martha's dearest friends. She is also Martha's only friend who has a computer with DSL, which means that she is … [Continue reading]

It’ll Be Just Like HGTV. Except For The TV Part.

Edited with new date and graphic. Our first house was an old house. A really old house. A house so old that, when we first walked through it, we were able to look at the kitchen floor that had a slope of approximately thirty degrees and say, "Oh! … [Continue reading]

I’m Still Taking A Break From Giveaways…

...but Carolina Mama isn't. And if you hurry over to her blog, you can sign up to win The JJ, an adorable jewelry travel case that my sister-in-law Janie designs. Now I know that I'm a little bit biased, but I think these jewelry cases are a … [Continue reading]

Oh, They Rocked It, All Right

A couple of months ago, when David and I went to Los Angeles for his best friend Todd's wedding, we were a little worried. Or maybe "worried" is too strong of a word. "Concerned" is probably more accurate. Because for the two weeks leading up to … [Continue reading]