The Nichols and Dalrymples Dear Friends, I’m excited to share the fabulous article in SouthPark Magazine featuring Effortless Entertaining and more! In addition to covering Effortless Entertaining and me, SouthPark Magazine tells a rich and wonderful story of very special gatherings hosted by Sonja and Richard Nichols and Ed and me to bring our diverse group of…
Dear Friends, Join us for this special evening hosted by Coplon’s in Columbia! While enjoying sips and bites, we’ll talk about entertaining in our homes just in time to be inspired for the holidays. How fun that we can also shop Coplon’s for the perfect holiday styles. Sure to be a lovely evening and so…
DEAR FRIENDS, I was reminded recently of my very favorite beverage tub … just in time for all your holiday entertaining. Discovered at All Through the House in Winston-Salem, this beverage tub is not only beautiful, but it is also practical. It’s double-walled so it doesn’t sweat! That along with the handsome wood base makes…
Susan, DeeDee, Mary, Nancy, Donna, and Sally DEAR FRIENDS, Donna Lawhon is a girl after my own heart! We love to talk about food, cooking, and entertaining. This fabulous and effortless Arugula and Fig salad recipe is from her. We served it one night at a dinner party for 16 … clearly, it increases well!…
DEAR FRIENDS, About this time last year Sonja and Richard Nichols and Ed and I were hosting our first Making Your People My People Dinner. See the Fall Porchetta newsletter on the BLOG. Since then, we have enjoyed several more dinners with this treasured group of new friends. We are truly getting to know each other, becoming real…
DEAR FRIENDS, Ah … fall is truly here … your children are back in school, friends have returned from summer travel, meetings have resumed, and the weather is cooler. Okay, well maybe the weather isn’t cooler. Honestly! Happens every year, right? Mother Nature snickers as we’re trying to obey fall fashion rules in 90-degree weather….
Dear Friends, I’m excited to be visiting Knoxville next week with Beth Walker, Curator for Gryphon Estate Silver. Our host for this lovely event — see invitation below — is Sweet Pea Knoxville. While many don’t live in Knoxville, you may have friends who live in that area of Tennessee. Please let them know —…
Dear Friends, Tailgaters and other Foodtakers! You know who you are … always taking something yummy to share for the tailgate or casual pot luck dinners! I’ve found just the thing to make sharing much easier and more attractive. Fancy Panz! Don’t you love the name? You’re going to love the panz even more. The Good…