What is it that makes Rosemary Beach so unforgettable? It is a combination of many things…the sound of flip flops on the wooded boardwalks that lead to pathways connecting to pools, playgrounds, greens, tennis courts and fitness activites, the feel of the salty breeze when your toes touch the turquoise water, a bicycle ride to …
It’s a Family Affair: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
We recently returned from our week-long family vacation visiting my brother Sean and his beautiful family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was just the trip to take before school starts and we have to get back into routine. The Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh area is truly amazing, and we had the best time. Here are a …
BON ÉTÉ! LINKS TO MAKE YOU SMILE (part deux)!!
All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything …
Birthday party pour deux (and me too)!
Summer means birthday bonanza in our family. July is like Christmas with several birthdays in a row. For the past two years, I’ve doubled the fun for my kids and combined their birthday parties. This year, I wanted to have their birthday party on MY birthday! After all, they were the very best …
Family Vacation: Rosemary Beach
The week before we arrived for our fifth year at Rosemary Beach, it had rained there a week straight. The Saturday we flew in, it magically stopped! Vacation weather is hit or miss…ours was luckily a hit! I spend my spare time fantasizing about travel. There are many European cities that I’m dying to explore…but we keep returning …
Bon été! Links to make you smile!!
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~Henry James A hilarious slideshow of parents putting sunscreen on their kids A summer feast that can’t be beat Six French inspired reads for the summer How to dress bohemian chic this summer This movie opens on my birthday and “I’m so excited!“ Oh those …
Summer is happiness…woo hoo!
Kodachrome Summer
As soon as school is out for summer I’ll be catching up on books and magazines piled sky high by my bathtub, blaring the Pandora 70’s station while I cook things bought at the farmer’s market, maybe even dust off my tennis racket. I’m looking forward to a Kodachrome kind of summer. Kodachrome You give us those nice …
Summer Cocktails inspired by Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Romy Schneider
There’s nothing like a cocktail to kick back and relax at the end of the day. I love these movie star inspired cocktails…just in time for summer. Glamorous Greta Garbo’s 1930 movie, Anna Christie, has one of her most famous lines. She sulks into a bar, plops down and says, “Gimme a whisky with ginger ale …
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Lazy Hazy Days of Summer: Part Trois
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen Ride: A perfect summer must include taking leisurely bike rides with the family. I love my little Dutch bike that my husband gave me for my birthday. It’s perfect for a stroll around the neighborhood with the children. I like to fill my basket with a …
Return to Rosemary
Florida beaches are easy to fall in love with…the gulf coast wind, salty sea smell and the sound of the waves crashing on the sugar sand. There’s not a more relaxing vacation in my opinion. When you go back to the same place, you really start to explore it. Returning to Rosemary Beach, we …
Happy Birthday to the Notorious little Cooley Cowboys
To celebrate my two July babies, we threw a cowboy/cowgirl party and had a rip roarin’ good time…Texas style! The Notorious Cooley children were on a “wanted” poster on invitations from TinyPrints. The best Texas entertainment there is comes from Camp Cookie. K.R. Wood (Camp Cookie) arrived with his chuck wagon, guitar, stick horses, and even a …
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