Martha ThurstonA childhood friend of mine posted Friday that her father had passed away. I remember this man vividly from my childhood. He was a tall, tan man with jet-black hair. A good friend of my …
2023, Please be good to me
It’s a new year filled with new opportunities. I was happy to see 2022 slipping away in my rearview mirror. It seemed like so much just slipped out of my reach in 2022. All the …
Easy Candy Desserts for Holidays
For gift giving or even for easy dessert trays at parties, there are several go to treats that I always use. They make perfect candy treats for treat boxes and are super easy to pull …
Christmas Traditions
Christmas traditions exist in so many different ways and vary from family to family. Over the years, I watched as my family’s Christmas traditions merged with others and soon morphed into something very different from …
5 Easy Valentine’s Day Desserts
When it comes to Valentine’s day, we all want to wow our special someone with something creative, and sometimes, homemade. Especially our family! While boxes of chocolates are readily available to pick up at the …
Nothing Fancy
There is nothing fancy about me. I am the daughter of an auto body repairman and a textile mill worker. My dad worked on cars, painting them and would come home smelling of paint and …
Comfort Food
There are certain foods that when I think about them, I am transported back in time to my childhood and even to my younger adult years. My mother’s fried chicken. Her stewed potatoes with cornbread. …
What is a good substitute for milk?
We’ve all had those moments where we are making a recipe but the milk has expired or – especially true with kids- it has simply just disappeared. What can you do? One thing that my …
Blue Ridge Parkway: A winding adventure
If you are looking for a weekend getaway for the family or if you are just looking for a daily escape, the Blue Ridge Parkway has much to offer. The parkway is 469 miles long …