Looking out the front sliding glass door on a rainy day this past week, a wet and bedraggled looking Gracie was sitting at the doormat, looking hopeful. It is apparent she still has pups in her nest. Of course she got a nice, fat, peanut butter sandwich. It was still drizzling, but she took her …
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Visiting the Farmer’s Market
Don't you love a Farmer's market? My favorite one in town is open for the season, and the bonus is that it isn't far from the quilt show venue. If you come to the show, on your way home, stop by the Johnson Family Farms produce stand on the corner of Kanuga and Erkwood. Right …
Sunday Chat – In the Garden, Quilt, and Show
The birds have been giving choral performances every morning and most of the day now that spring is here. The bluebird has decided this is a great perch and sits here often enough for me to get his picture. That branch may fall off the tree soon, as it appears to be dead, but the …
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MINIs On The Dragon 2024
MINIs on the Dragon was this past weekend, and we headed out early on Wednesday to make the trip. It is only a couple of hours from our home, but we needed to get there in time to work our shift at registration. We try to do our part to volunteer for the event, but …
Cooking, Books and the Bird Quilt
On the veranda, the parsley survived transplanting and I'm already using the leaves in dishes. In fact, I have been actively looking for dishes that will highlight the fresh flavor they give to meat entrees and vegetable sides. Turning the pages in the World in a Skillet cookbook from Milk Street (now on sale for …
Sunday Chat – Luft Wasser and Garden
Saturday was the perfect day for a car show. It is spring, and there are a lot of shows, drives and socials on all the club calendars. This is the first big event of the year for us, held in Brevard, NC yesterday. It is called Luft Wasser, which is German for Air Water, and …
On the Veranda
Warmer days mean having meals on the veranda. Last week we had friends over for a meal, so I had to set a nice table for them. After washing the pollen off the table, I set it with white placemats, spring green chargers, white dinner plates and pink floral salad plates. Spring green napkins are …
Sunday Chat – Earth Day 2024
Tomorrow is Earth Day and it is the perfect time to make our yearly pledge to help our planet by recycling, repurposing and reusing. I've talked about some of these ideas before in various posts, but it has been awhile since we looked at them. So, I've pulled a number of ideas from several past …
Sunday Chat – Stamping and Serging
This past week, I managed to eek out a bit of time for some creative fun, and stamped a few more cards for the boutique. I think I'll stop at 30 to have for sale. The great thing is if they don't sell, I'll have them to use myself. I love this sentiment! Two more …
April in the Garden
The garden is still gearing up, with some things finishing their blooming cycle and others are just getting started. I still haven't bought the forsythia I want for the circle island, and now it may once again be too late. I need to figure that out this week. This is a photo of one from …
From My Carolina Home 