Day One of Twenty Five Days of Christmas begins with My all-time favorite Christmas songs to listen to which are a mixture of old and new, sweet and inspirational, then a little rocking. Caroling and singing Christmas songs is such a big part of the Christmas holiday and has been for many years. Many of…
I can’t express enough want, need and desire for Chattanooga to get a Trader Joe’s. (Did I mention want?!) I find myself checking other cities in the states with jealousy at the ease of their ability to hop in their car and drive to the nearest Trader Joe’s. Here are what I consider to be…
One of the newest retailers hitting the Chattanooga area is Chattanooga Mercantile, a place for everyone to shop. I have updated this with a few more favorite booths. Hope you check it out again. Some may refer to this shop as an antique mall, but it is much more. Yes you will find antiques, such…
Finding the perfect pecan pie dessert recipes can be quite the challenge! There are so many different varieties and options for this amazing dessert that it can be overwhelming to stop and think about all the options. The good news? Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Start with these 12 perfect pecan pie dessert…
You know how I love Christmas and everything which goes with it, so to say I was excited about the announcement of The Great Christmas Shop opening again, was an understatement. Then I saw a workshop was offered and to meet Brandon Carruth – Christmas Decorator Extraordinaire, I secured a ticket. More about his classes…
How many did you mark off the October Bucket List? I got a lot, but did miss a few. I’m planning on this November Bucket List for Chattanooga getting COMPLETE. So many Christmas and holiday events are on here, including those for the whole family. Want to print it? Download it HERE. So many are…
Traveling as much as I do, it’s important to me to find a hotel that I know that we can trust will be clean, fairly priced and updated. During our recent travels to New Orleans, we were fortunate enough to stay at a Drury Inn & Suites in New Orleans – A great place to…
Brussels sprouts are just one of those vegetables that everyone tends to love. They are cute, they are delicious and they take on the flavor wonderfully of whatever else they are being cooked with. I can’t even begin to tell you the number of times that I’ve made them and the bowl was cleaned and…