Daddy Hung the Moon
It has been almost a year since Daddy went to live in heaven and oh, the new mischief heaven must have going on with him there. I think of all the saints he has greeted since then, some have been his friends in the last year from church. And the famous...
Hosting a Grandmother-to-Be Shower
Neighbor Bee, Cindy, is about 6 weeks away from being a Grandmother to little Addison Leigh – Miss Addi Bee. So, it was only proper to have a shower for CiCi (the name Addi will call her). We assembled the neighbors for a “Sips and...
The Mother’s Encyclopedia
Sister Bee dropped off a box of things from her house, of which consisted six volumes of “The Mother’s Encyclopedia”. The first copyright was 1933, followed by a reprint in 1942 a year in which I am sure many new things were updated...
Miss Hathaway, Take a Letter Please
I have a new secretary! I have named her Miss Hathaway — for those of you who know your TV trivia — she was the dutiful, prim secretary of Mr. Drysdale at the Commerce Bank on the Beverly Hillbillies. My secretary came from Sister Bee’s...
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.