4th of July in Balsam, NC
We spend pretty much every 4th of July in a little NC mountain community called Balsam. Nestled in-between Waynesville (home to The Swag, a Nashville favorite) and Sylva, on HWY 19/23, the 4th always seems to be straight out of Southern Living Magazine. Actually, as under the radar as Balsam is to Nashville, let me amend that to be straight out of Garden and Gun magazine. When the 4th hits,...
Read MoreWhen THE DRESS Falls Short
Sometimes you just don’t know the reason why…what is the moral of this story? So many times I have started to write this story in my head and on the keyboard. Each time I find myself with the dreaded writers’ block. What am I trying to say? This is a story with many great lessons: the importance of planning, crisis management, friendship and finally resolve. So, I guess the best way...
Read MoreEmmy’s 2008: Fashion Thoughts
Let’s talk what you can take away from the Emmy fashions and incorporate into your Fall wardrobe: color, ruffles, bows, florals, metallics and, sorry Sarah Palin haters, upswept hair. I know- you cry foul and say it’s just because it was so darn hot in LA that all the stars had their hair up. But, with Palin mania causing eyewear to vanish from stores, you can bet that with this...
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