When it comes to serving treats, I am always up for a cute presentation, and last week at mahjong, my friend Deborah ("Deborah of the n...

  Here’s a story Of some new dishes Did I need them? Why, absolutely no. I was minding my own business there at mahjong, when Deb said we co...

Like many of you, I'll bet, I have spent a ridiculous amount of time this week looking at old photos and video clips of Dolly Parton. I ...

Now this was a surprise! I was just looking for some chocolate or caramel ice cream at Publix last week when I spotted this flavor. Naturall...

I've been diligently finishing up new novels that are coming out this fall and didn't have time to even visit the grocery store last...

The New York Public Library has loads of digital images you can browse online, and these images of a 1914 menu from the Lord & Taylor Te...

  I love it when my interests overlap. Needlepoint is having a moment, and since I've been revisiting some old needlepoint canvases I...

When I got home from shopping last Saturday, a friend asked if I'd bought anything. I told her I'd just bought two cute coffee mugs ...

Occasionally, I am lured in by a tea's packaging and decide to take a chance on a new tea vendor or tea flavor. This Honey Lemon Black T...

This is not a trick question, I promise, but what catches your eye in an antique mall? I mean, teacups and teapots do, I assume, if you'...

Last Thursday, I had my "Grow Group" girls over for tea. We all really bonded while doing a church-based discipleship program toge...

  I read somewhere that silver is the jewelry of the tea table, so I'm happy to report that I found a new piece of "jewelry" f...

My gift subscription to Our State—Celebrating North Carolina continues to delight every month, with features I actually read and recipes I ...

Remember last week when I made that shaker card? I loved the result, but boy, did it take a long time to make. Well, I needed to make birthd...

The new issue of Southern Living has an intriguing list they call “The Southern Food Hall Of Fame: 50 Iconic Foods And Drinks Chosen By Rea...

A couple of weeks ago, I saw an ad for a charming new Reading Corner Soap Holder at Bath & Body Works. I happened to be near one in anot...