by Robin | Aug 21, 2017 | Beauty, Inspiring, Nature, Personal, Uncategorized
Really, truly, it doesn’t make sense even to me: Ever since my sister mentioned today’s total solar eclipse ages ago – The Greatest Celestial Event since the founding of our country – I’ve been downright giddy at the thought of it....
by Robin | Aug 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Most folks reading my blog today don’t know me from back in those early days, the ones after the six months or so when I never actually told anyone I had a blog; the years and years I published daily and when comment threads created vibrant community among...
by Robin | Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today is Amazon Prime Day. and I’m sneaking out from under my unofficial social media hiatus to urge you to try Amazon Prime today while it’s FREE (for 30 days). What exactly is Amazon Prime Day?, you ask. Think Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or any ol’...
by Robin | Jun 18, 2017 | Friends, Hospitality, Recipes, Uncategorized
One of my favorite things is tasting a dish that is so delicious, I must ask for the recipe; and, then every time I make it, I think of the person who now mingles her kitchen with mine. When I had my friend Leigh’s Shrimp and Grits Casserole, I knew it...
by Robin | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today Coach Dabo Swinney and the national champion Clemson Tigers visited The White House, and President Trump said a lot of nice words about the team, individual players, Clemson’s president James Clements, and head coach Dabo Swinney. But it was Coach...
by Robin | May 3, 2017 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Friends, friendship, Grace Table, Uncategorized
After we got engaged I couldn’t wait to finally get to choose an everyday china pattern and register for our dishes and gifts. (How in the world was that almost 30 years ago?) I didn’t need to choose fine china; I had inherited my mother’s Malden by...