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Hooray!! It’s May!! I am loving the weather, and the beautiful foliage that is coming in everyday! The tulips and dogwoods are blooming, and my peonies are on the horizon. With this beautiful weather comes lots of party planning. With lots of party planning comes lots of cooking! Here are my 12 items I cannot…
This month, I am moving my blogger blog to a WordPress design! So, I have been going through old posts and deleting, re-categorizing, or updating…. It’s a lot of work!! Nevermind the absences here and there! This coming weekend I am teaching a class on Successful Entertaining. I have been working on an eBook for…
Choosing a buffet menu can be daunting, but these tips and tricks will help you feel calm, cool, and collected during your cocktail party. One of the most stressful parts of planning a cocktail party, or any party for that matter, is choosing the menu. I have learned some great lessons along the way,…
So, yesterday I shared the decorations for the wedding shower we hosted this past weekend. Today, I’ll be sharing some details that make all the difference in hosting a Successful Dinner Party. The first thing I do is write my dishes down on to post-it notes. That way I can label each platter I choose,…
This past weekend, we had the pleasure of showering a life long friend for her upcoming wedding! I had so much fun planning and creating this party! It was a great success – despite the snow that cut the shindigs short… Here are pictures of the decorations: I love mason jars, and Kate’s colors…
Hey, Friends! Today is my lovely, lovely grandmother’s 80th birthday! YAY! And, she’s not like “regular” 80 year olds… she still plays tennis, does yog, paints, throws pottery, carves wood, makes baskets, etc. Simply put: she’s amazing. Tonight we are having a few friends over for an intimate dinner to celebrate her. And, while planning…
***post contains affiliate links. I receive a small payback with your purchase, at no cost to you.*** Have you ever stood in the Kitchen store wondering what in the heck to buy? With the enormous amount of kitchen gadgets out there, consumers become easily overwhelmed! Resulting in the dreaded chaotic ‘gadget drawer’ – where items…
This past weekend we had a wonderful time celebrating my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary. Seriously, I had no idea what an accomplishment that was until I went perusing stores for anything “happy 60th” – No. Luck. At. All. So then I went to Etsy to see what all I would miss (due to shipping and…