Here’s what will be on my Thanksgiving table. I know, we’ve seen this everywhere, but I wanted to remind you it’s still an easy, pretty look. There’s a natural beauty to simple flower arrangements. I’ve sat at dinner tables where flower arrangements were so tall, I could barely see the person across from me. I’ve […]
Organizing the Past, and Walking the Remainder to the Trash
How are you dealing with piles of past paper work and memories? When my business ended I was left with 27-years of line sheets, ads, customer letters, photos, and a plethora of memories and marketing material. Ten-years-ago, I spent a weekend stuffing them into drawers, cabinets and boxes at my studio. We’re moving from the […]
Asparagus Soup made in the Vitamix
Listen or Read I’ve been making a Living Asparagus Soup in my Vitamix for several years. I served it to a friend the other day, and she quickly asked why I never blogged the recipe. So, here it is with a few asparagus details. As an FYI: I always use fresh produce, frozen is acceptable, […]
cottonmouth, a poem by Phebe Phillips
I’ve been working on a book of poetry and essay about the sweetness of growing up in East Texas in the 1960s. So far, the working title is, Upper East Side of The Pines. Afterall, I did grow up on the Upper East Side—oh, not New York, I’m talking about Texas! This poem, cottonmouth is […]