Mandy + Todd, engaged.

Never hesitate to talk to that cute guy in 27A on your next flight… you just might end up making a real connection — like Mandy & Todd, who started a conversation thousands of feet up in the air, never realizing it was going to lead to a walk down the aisle! You just never know, do you?

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Yellow + Black

I found these in the garden today…

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The summer feast

The folks stopped in for a quick visit last weekend on they way back from their summer road trip. Matt whipped up a wonderful surf & turf dinner of chipotle shrimp and grilled flank steak. I mean, that man can cook, and he makes it looks easy.

The tomato salad is a side dish I made up a few years ago: simply buy (or even better, grow!) a mix of yellow and red heirloom tomatoes, add great tasting olive oil, salt and pepper, strips of fresh basil… and then add some chunks of goat cheese shortly after so it melts when it is placed over toasted pine nuts… it’s truly a perfect taste of summer and so easy to do…

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Petals + Wings

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Bourbon Street

I think this is a city I would have appreciated much more when I was a twenty-something.

Took a quick jaunt down Bourbon street around 11 am on a Saturday (in the heat of summer, mind you). Quickly found out that was not the best idea for the senses. Amazing how just a few miles away from this famous street you’ll find some of the most beautiful, and oldest Southern mansions, row after row after row. Quite the dichotomy.

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