Last week I went to an event at Stowe Manor in Belmont, NC with a lovely friend.  The florals at the event were done by her friend Carey from Carey Roberts Design Co. and my goodness gracious were they beautiful.  So fresh and colorful.  I took a few pictures because I thought you guys may

Sometimes…okay most of the time, when I entertain I can go a little overboard.  Particularly when it is Halloween.  I often say I am turning into my mother but much much worse.  I can remember my mother wanting us to dust when company was coming over and I always thought she was completely nuts.  Now

This past Saturday, Meg and I got up (relatively) early, grabbed our coffee, and ventured to the Farmer’s Market.  I literally live 5 minutes from the market, and am ashamed to say that I had previously never been.  It was kind of refreshing to spend our morning amidst the farmers selling their produce and flowers

So, with the springness here, I was feeling the need for some pretty flowers in my house.  However, my vase situation is less than desirable, consisting mostly of those free glass ones that come with bouquets from Harris Teeter.  I was trying to think of something that I had laying around the house from which