Dear Friends, 31 years ago today we said, “I do!” “Will you entertain happily together?” was not one of our vows! Gratefully, we do entertain happily together. Like a lot of things in marriage, we had to figure a few things out. I find not everyone has worked this out as well as they’d like, which…
Dear Friends, In our 30 Days to Effortless Entertaining workshop, I’ve suggested the Signature Cocktail or, as I sometimes call it, the Welcome Cocktail … a special cocktail that we serve our guests when they arrive. If you want to make your guests feel special and kick up the energy of your party, this is a great…
Dear Friends, While we do always dress for dinner, I don’t mean we dress up for dinner. I mean we’re not in our work out clothes and we’re as my mother used to say, put together.” Even when it’s “just us,” we make dinner special. And by “special,” I don’t mean fancy! Dinner at home…
Dear Friends, You are going to love, love, love this new delish side from Lidey Heuck, better known as @lideylikes, on Instagram. You can also find her on lideylikes.com. Good friend, Mary Beaver, put me on to Lidey, and I’m so glad she did! My latest greatest find from Lidey is this fabulous side, Hot Honey Roasted…
Dear Friends, In today’s video, I share a few tabletop tips! We can’t and don’t always need to be la-tee-da with our centerpieces. Let’s keep it simple so entertaining is easy! I also want to let everyone know that the workshop is full! Yay for everyone who has signed up — I’m excited to get started!…
Dear Friends, THANK YOU! Only a few spots left! Wow! Thank you to all who have signed up for the workshop! If you’re still on the fence, now is the time to register! We’re almost full, and as promised, I’m keeping the workshop small. I want to interact personally with everyone. My mission is for…
Dear Friends, Join me for 30 Days to Effortless Entertaining! Actually, this was the second group Ed and I hosted in our new home. The first was when we had only been here three weeks, but who’s counting?! Would you like to learn my tips and tricks for entertaining simply and graciously? Would you like…
Dear Friends, Join me for EE’s 30 Days to Effortless Entertaining! Do you agree with Sally? Are your parties fun for your guests and for you too? You can see I’m having a great time at my own party. I always do! Don’t we all want entertaining to be fun? In the 30 Days to Effortless Entertaining workshop, you’ll learn…