Right off the bat, I need to tell you this post is dedicated to my dear friend, Bev Cox! She’ll know why, and maybe she’ll explain it to all of you in a comment…LOL! After three visits to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, I think I can honestly say that the downstairs (think … More Downstairs at the Biltmore
The Christmas Table Looking Lonely Without the Food The table is set and ready, awaiting all of the goodies for tomorrow morning’s Christmas Brunch. There will just be 12 this year. Rick’s dad is still in skilled nursing, working hard to get back to Bernie and their assisted-living apartment. Rick’s brother, Bob, will be with … More Christmas Brunch-40 Years Strong!
Well…”The best laid plans…”, took over the Mizell household today! Rick and I were to pick up Kris and Rob (Rob is a brilliant composer with whom Rick works from time to time, and Kris is his beautiful, talented writer wife) at their hotel this afternoon, take them to EPCOT, watch Rick conduct the 5:00 … More Impromptu Day of Christmas Baking
Earlier this month, Rick had to be in Lexington, KY, for work. A wonderful composer who occasionally works for Rick lives in Lexington, and they were working on a new Duffy Show for Tokyo. The Japanese Music Director and Show Producer would be in town, as would the most delightful interpreter, Takako. Additionally, I really … More Horses and Bourbon-Lexington, KY
I don’t know what possessed me to decide to make homemade red sauce, homemade meatballs, and garlic bread today, on the same day I’m starting the cooking for Thanksgiving in four days! I kind of was thinking that my daughters were burning the candle at both ends, and it would be a motherly-love gesture to … More Pre-Thanksgiving Cooking Frenzy!
First of all, I have to tell you, I belong to a wonderful Book Club. We call ourselves the Book Bags (as in Old Bags, I guess!), and we’ve been together 16 years. Rick calls it the Wine Club, because in addition to our camaraderie and talking about books, we drink wine. We do love wine! … More Book Club Goes to Korea!
What a Beautiful Zoo…100 Years Old This Year! Honestly, even if you are not a huge zoo fan, the San Diego Zoo is just beautiful! Additionally, San Diego Zoo Global is breeding more than 165 endangered species and working in 35 countries worldwide to engage and inspire people all over the globe to help end extinction. Some people … More The San Diego Zoo
We arrived in San Diego on a beautiful Friday in May. You can tell from this first photo that it was not only sunny, but cool enough for a jacket. Heaven for these two Floridians! Our hotel was another little slice of heaven in a great location right next to the Gas Lamp Quarter. Lunch … More San Diego Stopover
Can’t believe we’ve already been back home for over a week after our wonderful visit with granddaughter, Mia, and Tara and John! Really can’t believe I haven’t written a blog post since Mother’s Day! However, just days after returning from a Michigan Mother’s Day, Rick and I flew to San Diego, and it’s been a … More A Visit with Miss Mia
I just got home from 6 glorious days up at the cottage. I went up to plant flowers, put together new rockers for the deck, install a new bed upstairs along with the new bedding I had picked out, and so on. However, the BEST part of the weekend was having my two wonderful daughters … More Mother’s Day Weekend
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