There is much to be said about eating!!  Eating should be an experience every time you draw up to the table. The experience is more than the food. Today, choose to eat al fresco! Out to the deck or patio. Set a beautiful table, no plastic or paper here. Bright china, cloth napkins and long stemmed glassware. Woven place mats start the scape, a vase of what is growing in your garden, candles and don’t forget the music- something soft yet upbeat. Try salsa or Caribbean music with the sounds of the ocean!

 

Al Fresco

Tonight’s dinner is al fresco  On the menu… Crab Cakes!

Remember, we are warm sunny southern people, summers at the beach. Nothing says summer dinner more than a crab cake! Crispy outside and delicate crab goodness on the inside. Read more…

Summer at Home

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My Scottish Lord and I are sun people, warm air, summer nights, flip flops, southern roots (okay, that one is me!) It makes sense we live in a warm sultry place. Makes sense, but we don’t. We live in the upper Mid-west in an oh so short summer and a wildly long winter  place.We make the most of what warm weather we have at our humble Scottish Cottage, in our backyard pool, on our front stoop, back deck and stone patio. We spend what moments we have in the sun.
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Saturday Night- Date Night!!

Did you make plans? Sure, there is dinner out, a movie….

What about something you have never done- check out your local happenings, don’t be afraid to drive a fair distance. Make that part of the date with  a glorious ice tea or fresh lemonade in the car, beautiful music (no commercial radio!), pace a small vase of flowers in the cup holder- you know, the ones from the Farmer’s Market. In the back seat, your picnic hamper if that fits your plans!

Tonight, we are headed to the Rodeo! Read more…