God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. Rudyard Kipling Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who is a mother or has been a mother to others in your life. In the United States in 1905, Anna Jarvis campaigned to make “Mother’s Day” a recognized holiday. Anna’s mother, Ann had been a peace activist…
After 8 months of extensive renovation, we are proud to show you the results of the 1922 restoration in one of Phoenix’s most lovely neighborhoods. This Jeffersonian grand dame is worthy of all the time, money and energy it took to make this restoration a reality. If you would like to see previous posts on…
I hope you had a wonderful Easter holiday weekend. I love this holiday as we get the opportunity to blend family traditions from both sides of our families while creating new ones for our children. We had a very relaxing day which included attending Easter service and the annual egg hunt in the orchard. My girls…
Easter lamb cake (known as agnuszek or baranek wielkanocny in Polish) is a traditional Eastern European dessert. Every year during my childhood, we looked forward to Mom making the traditional Easter Lamb cake. The cast iron mold was a cherished gift from her mother. I knew, being one of 5 children, that I probably wasn’t the…
Today is my birthday! My husband asked me what I’d like to do today and I said I wanted to go BACK to Blackberry Farm. A year ago was a BIG birthday for me and it’s hard not to reminisce about the fabulous surprise birthday trip to Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee. Traveling to Blackberry…