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When it comes to the holidays I want the picture perfect setting. Visions of sugarplums dance in my head and I dream of scrumptious meals abundantly spread on a well appointed, gorgeously decorated table, friends and family gaily gathered near a crackling fire, a giant, twinkling tree, and snow flakes gently falling. Wouldn’t it be fantastic […]

One of the highlights of my Christmas season is participating in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. There is everything to like about this cookie swap. It raises money for kids with cancer, has great sponsors like, Land O’Lakes, OXO and Dixie Crystals, and there are dozens of cookies involved! It’s always a challenge to […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareHolidayJoy #CollectiveBias Tis’ the Season. Holiday parties and festivities abound. I’m feeling jolly, merry, celebratory and joyful; so decided to throw an impromptu “girls” holiday party for my new N.C. friends. Nothing like throwing together a last minute shindig! I […]

I promised a soup recipe before the Nutri Ninja giveaway ends. If you haven’t signed up yet it’s not too late. Do it right HERE! There are 5 days left to enter and the winner will be randomly drawn on Friday December 11, 2015. I’ve found this blender so useful in my kitchen. It juices, […]

I am having such fun in my kitchen with my new Nutri Ninja Blender. It’s kind of like having a smart phone for the kitchen! You can enter to win one of these super powerful blenders here on my website. This new blender is not only a powerful nutrient and vitamin extractor, but Ninja has thrown in a high-performance […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayPairings #CollectiveBias The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. I don’t need to tell you that the holidays are upon us…..we all know this. Entertaining plays a significant role during the holidays. I don’t […]

I couldn’t help myself – making smoothies with my new Nutri Ninja is appreciably effortless. I had to try this Cranberry & Honey Smoothie! I love cranberries and lets face it they are in abundance in the stores right this minute, canned whole, jellied, fresh and frozen. Oh and you know I love honey too! Cranberry […]

PSP is an abbreviation I dreamed up during yoga practice in the last few days. It stands for “Positive+Simple=Peace” If you follow me on FB you know that recently I threw my iPhone into the washer with a load of whites! Brilliant – yes? Yeah…not so much! An honest and easily made, yet costly mistake. When I first […]

Disclosure: Ninja provided a Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ in exchange for my post and the subsequent giveaway. As always, all opinions are mine alone. Smoothies are one of the quickest, easiest and most delicious ways to enjoy a good breakfast, a mid-afternoon snack or even a healthy lunch or dinner. I love a smoothie full of nutritious […]

I have finally settled into my new home and more importantly my new office. I have missed blogging something fierce and hope to jump in with both feet this week and knock out some stuff I’ve been storing in my head! I posed a question on my FB page asking what you might want to see […]

Tomorrow I leave for Atlanta and the biggest produce conference I will have ever attended, honestly it’s the only produce gathering I’ve attended. PMA or Produce Marketing Association is the host of this event. PMA’s Fresh Summit hosts companies from every segment of the produce industry, from produce growers to packagers to fresh flower vendors […]

Keever Vineyards wine tasting came after a disappointing visit to Frog’s Leap Vineyards. I was dismayed, as were we all at their lack of preparedness and attention that I won’t be writing about that tasting. If you would like to read a brief account of Frog’s Leap click here to read what Wine Wrangling Woman had to say […]

Holy smoke – I am completely unnerved by this news but my man Dan informed me last night that I will be without internet service for several days after we move this weekend. That means once I unplug Saturday morning I won’t be able to do much, if any blog work. The good news is […]

A few months back my man Dan and I purchased a home. We’ve been renting for the last couple of years until we were certain North Carolina would be our home for the long haul. When we decided we would stay we began the “house hunt”. I admit we’ve also spent waaaaay too many hours watching “HGTV” and […]

“Tour de California” continued on Saturday morning with our Texas friends and our daughter LuLu and son-in-law Money. Wine tasting is addictive and delightful and most enjoyable with friends and family! The morning started out clear and crisp. LuLu and Money made their way up to the top of Sonoma mountain to meet us at our abode. […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BrightMind #CollectiveBias Ziggy, our Border Collie is a senior dog. It’s hard to believe how quickly the time has flown by. When we brought him home it was spring of 2005. I distinctly remember shortly after, we were […]

Many of you don’t know much about my past. I haven’t shared it with you. There is no particular reason for this except that it doesn’t fit the mold of “food-travel-beekeeping blog”. The time has come…for me to tell you a bit about my past and how I spent a big part of last week. For over […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BrightMind #CollectiveBias Some of you might recall a few months back I wrote a story about switching our dogs to a new kind of Purina dog food. At that time I purchased one dedicated to “weight management” as […]

Have you ever had one of “those” experiences that you know you will never forget? An occurrence that isn’t planned or even thought of. For me it’s the “sweet spot” of life. Drinking wine with American screenwriter Robert Kamen at his vineyard on our “Tour de California”, was unequivocally the highlight of our tour! Totally unplanned, unforeseen […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KYTrySomethingNew #CollectiveBias Before my husband and I moved to North Carolina, I had not officially seen “fall” in all it’s glory. Autumn in Texas is a quick browning of the leaves with minimal colors to enjoy and […]