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The girls and I drove up to Norfolk today to visit Auntie Erin and Uncle Collin. On the way, we passed a billboard for The  Ava Gardner Muse...

This morning, Mabel and I picked sweet peas at Charpia Farms. After shelling them, I blanched them in boiling water for 90 seconds, then dro...

We had a great time picking fresh berries at Charpia Farms yesterday... 3 buckets full! We ate some, froze some and made homemade preserve...

Mabel and Lucy smiled the entire afternoon... Lucy hunting for hidden shell treasures in the rocks... The view below my rock perch... I coul...

I volunteered to make fruit handpies for the AIGA back sale in a few weeks. Since my baking skills are minimal (even a bit scary), I thought...

The girls are excited about starting the new school year tomorrow. They picked out non-traditional lunchbox options this year: bento boxes! ...

Lucy spent this past week at Camp Thrills and Skills at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind . The kids got to ride horses, ...

Looking forward to tonight's opening. I've long been a fan of Robin's talent with pigment. Hope you can come along! Opening is f...