What our visit to Lady's Island Oyster farm taught us about oysters cultivated for raw bars and restaurants in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Plus a bonus recipe for White Wine Mignonette Sauce. It's tough to think of small coastal towns without thinking of great seafood. … [Read more...]
Jambalaya Recipe and a New Orleans Food Tour
A New Orleans Food Tour in the French Quarter and the jambalaya recipe that we brought home from a beloved restaurant in the Big Easy If you get our weekly newsletters (you can sign up right here) you know that we recently journeyed to New Orleans for the International … [Read more...]
Cane Grinding 2016
What is a Cane Grinding? It's many things. It's an event. It's a family reunion. It's a covered dish meal. It's a barbeque. Yes, there is grinding of sugar cane to extract the juice and then cooking the juice to make syrup. But, most of all, a Cane Grinding is a time for family … [Read more...]
Best Projects of 2016
What a fun opportunity to reflect on the Best Projects of 2016 from Biscuits and Burlap. Many of you know that my daughter Sara and I blogged here in 2015 strictly for fun and to document the construction process of my house. That story starts here with our decision to … [Read more...]
Wildlife Tree Party
Last weekend Mom and I got to volunteer at the cutest event in downtown Norcross: A Widlife Tree Party! I just wanted to share the experience with y’all because it would be a great idea for a neighborhood or class party or even just a fun tradition to do with your … [Read more...]
Having Fun & Creating an Electronic Legacy
This is one of those times that we step outside our usual box. I'm a member of a wonderful, supportive group of 50+ year old bloggers and we're blog-hopping starting today with a common thread -- our maturity. There should be lots of interesting posts and, as I write, I'm curious … [Read more...]
Norcross Community Market Gets Better & Better
As summer marches on the market just keeps getting better. The organizers are learning as they go, the community is discovering how best to take advantage of what the market has to offer, and the vendors are learning what the community needs and wants. … [Read more...]
How to Host a Family Fish Fry (with bonus hush puppy recipe)
A fish fry is a fun, casual way to bring family together with great food and no fuss. So, what is a Fish Fry? Wikipedia defines the term Fish Fry this way "A meal containing battered or breaded fried fish. It typically also includes french fries, coleslaw, … [Read more...]
Norcross Community Market Off to a Great Start
The awesome town of Norcross, Georgia, has now had the third of its Community Markets, scheduled from 9am to 1pm each Saturday through August 13th, (except July 4th week). The first three weeks have seen a community of people and organizations coming together to bring the type of … [Read more...]
Tucker Farmers Market
Don't you just love local neighborhood farmers markets? Personally, I'm a huge fan of eating fresh and healthy as well as supporting local businesses, so I'm always excited for the weather to warm up so the farmers markets can open! The Tucker Farmers Market is small, but it … [Read more...]
Tucker Chili Cook Off
There are so many reasons to love Spring: the flowers blooming, the days getting longer, the weather getting warmer- But my favorite part is community gatherings. I feel like all Winter long people just hibernate. Here in Georgia, our winters are not super cold compared to other … [Read more...]
Restaurants of Historic Norcross
Now, I am, by no means, a restaurant critic -- just a new resident of Historic Norcross, and proud to be here. As the spring comes, I am SO excited about all the activities available in this wonderful little town. I plan to stay involved in as many as I can, and I will, to the … [Read more...]
Santa Fe, New Mexico in 3 Days
Okay, so this is a little overdue, but definitely worth sharing. Better late than never, I hope. We made this trip back in August. When Buddy first suggested it, I thought ....."Santa Fe in August? That sounds hot." But, as it turns out, the elevation of Santa Fe is high enough … [Read more...]
Construction Complete (….almost ????)
And We Have….. A C.O.!!!!!!
Now, that by no means indicates that the house is done, but it is close! We've spent 6 nights here, during the day co-existing with workers. We came so far in the two weeks from the last post to moving day. It is just unbelievable! To hit some high points … [Read more...]
Construction Progress: Yes, we are really making progress!
It's not that I haven't wanted to share progress on the house, but I have become pretty hands-on and involved in the project, and that seems to be taking so much of my time that I have neglected to update here. (Previous installment of this construction journey is … [Read more...]
Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade
This past weekend, Mom and I took a little "staycation" in Midtown Atlanta and had a blast! Why midtown Atlanta? The Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade! If you're not from Atlanta, you may be wondering "What is the Beltline?" The Beltline is a former railway corridor that goes … [Read more...]
Construction Progress: To Sheetrock and Beyond!
We had a great trip to Santa Fe. What a fun little city! We took lots of pictures and I'll do a post on the trip soon. On returning we were excited to see siding on the house! And..... The floor of the screened porch was begun. This is new territory for us. We're using a … [Read more...]
From Slab to Framing and Dry In
Wow! We've come a long way since my last post, which you can read right here. There have been some bumps in the road, but generally this phase of the journey has gone more smoothly than the foundation and site prep. … [Read more...]
Visiting Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to attend a convention at the beautiful Ponte Vedra Inn and Club on the eastern coast of Florida, just south of Jacksonville Beach. Details of the resort are at their site, here. Just to get you drooling over this place, … [Read more...]
Building a House From the Ground Up — Literally!
And so it begins.... My earlier post (read here) tells about our decision to build our home in the historic district of Norcross, Georgia, and gives an overview of the town itself. Building in a historic district comes with its own special set of rules, requirements, headaches, … [Read more...]
