Nov
22
2015
It has been a glorious week. Coming home from my site visit yesterday I passed field after field of cotton...
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Inspiration
May
06
2015
I am such a believer in this sentiment. Perhaps that is why I feel a connection to my sweet, blogging buddy Kristy Woodson Harvey.
Kristy and her Mom, Beth Woodson, pin one of my favorite blogs: Design Chic and as fellow Southerners we became fast friends a few years ago even though we have never met in person.
Today is a very special day in Kristy’s life. It is the launch of her first novel, Dear Carolina, and I was privileged to get an advance copy to review.
This is the teaser that drew me in:
Frances “Khaki” Mason has it all: a thriving interior design career, a loving husband and son, homes in North Carolina and Manhattan—everything except the second child she has always wanted. Jodi, her husband’s nineteen-year-old cousin, is fresh out of rehab, pregnant, and alone. Although the two women couldn’t seem more different, they forge a lifelong connection as Khaki reaches out to Jodi, encouraging her to have her baby. But as Jodi struggles to be the mother she knows her daughter deserves, she will ask Khaki the ultimate favor…
Apr
28
2014
Do you love to paint?
Or have you always wanted to learn how to paint?
Do you love the outdoors and jaw-dropping scenery?
“Imagine yourself on the bank of a wild and scenic river corridor. You have just spent the last four hours rafting through some of the most beautiful and majestic places you have ever seen. Your knowledgeable and experienced guides have set the adventurous, creative and lively tone, while you are still awe-struck by this place. The sounds of rushing water and the fragrance of warm grass and clean air soothe your soul. Then your guide points out a black bear at the river’s edge. She is skittish and risks being seen to stay a moment longer and snatch a wild salmon to feed her hungry cubs. The Bear has broken your concentration but you immerse yourself again, and put the finishing brushstrokes on what you believe to be your most satisfying and moving work.”
Well I have an offer for you of a trip of a lifetime that combines all of those and more. James Sampsel, artist from my last post, has combined forces with Row Adventures (the company that he offers his fly-fishing tours through) to offer a
5 day, 45 mile Wilderness Plein Air Adventure on the Rogue River!!!!!
Where is the Rogue you ask? It is one of the most scenic rivers you will ever see and it is located in the state of Oregon. Unlike our massive rivers in the South you can see across it and the water is crystal clear and teeming with trout. But don’t take my word for it, check out these pictures:
Ok, so how does this work?
Apr
09
2014
Photo credit: Modenus
See those guys? I think I seriously thought they would live with me one day. No really.
You see, many years ago The Writer and I bought a piece of land out in the country. Now this was a miracle in itself because I found the land and drug him out there to look at it and I AM NOT A COUNTRY GIRL- not by any stretch of the imagination. It’s not that I have anything against the country but I am an only child who has been on a life long quest to be around people. PEOPLE… not coyotes, not tree frogs, certainly not snakes, not a single one of them can listen to my humorous stories or tell me theirs. They don’t invite me to dinner or sing happy birthday to me. Ahhh, but The Writer; that man never met a country he didn’t love. So in my head, I could make this work.
That’s where the trouble began… in my head.
Apr
08
2014
Just because I am longing for sunshine, I found myself staring at these images and imagining parties that involve good friends, lots of family, smokin' grills, fresh fruit and a long, lazy summer evening. Swimming pools...
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Nov
01
2013
I am blessed to have some people in my life who energize me by their very presence. They are what I call my UP people. My goal is to be an UP person for them also because down people wear me slap out. They make me want to run for the hills. Today I am sharing some of my favorite UP quotes...
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Jun
16
2013
No one loves you like your Daddy. They think you are beautiful and smart and perfect ...
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Apr
25
2013
Jan
04
2013
" 2013 is all about a vivid, verdant shade of green that “enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight, as well as promoting balance and harmony,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Since antiquity, this luminous, magnificent hue has been the color of beauty and new life in many cultures and religions,” said Eiseman in a...
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Dec
31
2012
Hubby just had an awesome article in Sonoma Christian Home Magazine. Check it out here. He took all of these pictures while rowing me around our lake a few weekends ago. Enjoy. Related articles Progress, Progress (cindybarganier.wordpress.com) ...
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