Miracles still happen

May 19th, 2012

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“Art in the Garden” is over, thank heavens.  It was a huge success – because we had beautiful gardens and the Hilton Garden Inn fed everyone breakfast. I’m not stupid. Breakfast sells.

But Linda Sanders (above) made it mystical. She’s the blond 30-something girl painting above..  (She’s really 60 something and I want to be her. She’s the most beautiful senior citizen I’ve ever seen.)

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A beautiful day in May

May 18th, 2012

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I wonder why I learned so late in life that gardening is the most rewarding and relaxing activity available to anyone  for the price of a packet of seeds and a bucket of good soil.  Sort of.

Don’t tell that to the garden owners who agreed to open their verdant spaces to the public as featured gardens in the Art in the Garden project of the Starkville Arts Council.  They have been working for months to present gardens to remember.

We held a preview this evening, and tomorrow the public will get a peak. I’m drooling, and dreaming of how to borrow some of their ideas.

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Remembering the music of Donna Summer

May 18th, 2012

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Next to 50s and 60s Rock ‘n Roll, the Disco Era is right up there as a pleasant memory from the “good ole days.”

Yes, I loved Disco and Donna Summer was The Best.

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Make your home smell like William-Sonoma

May 17th, 2012

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One of my favorite morning activities is to lurk around the website Pinterist and see what creative people are up to.  Nine times out of ten I find something really spectacular to give my life added dimension.

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Debunking food myths

May 16th, 2012

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Believing everything my Mother told me, I’ll take to my grave certain “truths” which I never bothered to test out.

Does cold water really boil faster than hot? Does a warm lemon produce more juice than a cold one?  Will stepping on a crack break your mother’s back?  I always thought so, and to this day I stroll along avoiding the cracks as best I can which gives me the gate of Frankenstein.

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