If you don’t use harsh chemicals and you live in a tick-laden area of the country, you need this homemade tick repellent recipe! In Tennessee, we have lots of woods and high grasses, and lots of ticks. Not only do they attach to our dogs, they tend to seek out any human who travels their way. … [Read more...] about Easy Natural Homemade Tick Repellent
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The Best Roasted Vegetables Ever + Salad
I did not grow up on roasted vegetables. In south Alabama, we didn’t eat beets, parsnips, or most cool weather root crops. We ate the greens off of the top of the roots, like turnip greens! And if we did eat a root veggie, it was a rutabaga (properly pronounced “root-a-beggar” where I’m from…) and … [Read more...] about The Best Roasted Vegetables Ever + Salad
Famous Chicken Salad
When we opened our restaurant, Bliss, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to serve Chicken Salad on croissant. Who knew it would become our famous chicken salad?! I had always dreamed of having a tearoom (though we technically didn’t open a tearoom) and there are two things that tearooms are … [Read more...] about Famous Chicken Salad
Santa Lucia Day ~ A Beautiful Family Tradition
Years ago, we learned about Santa Lucia Day in homeschool (thank you Konos!) and decided to make it a part of our Christmas celebration each year on December 13. While our family doesn't celebrate saints, we do want to be lights to the world and this is a beautifully symbolic morning.The tradition … [Read more...] about Santa Lucia Day ~ A Beautiful Family Tradition
Advent Countdown to Christmas Calendar
Years ago when my kiddos were little, I created what would become our Advent Countdown to Christmas Calendar. We had homeschooled for a few years but then the two oldest spent a year in public school. That Christmas break lasted for only one week and my heart was so sad to not have them at … [Read more...] about Advent Countdown to Christmas Calendar
The Messy Side of Hospitality
See that picture below? That's of me at our 2019 Harvest Festival. I look pretty calm, right? Well, you could caption this picture "Good gravy, what a crazy 2 weeks this has been!?!" I love to show hospitality. I love to have people to our home and to host events on our … [Read more...] about The Messy Side of Hospitality
