Family
The New Residents’ Guide
Isn’t it wonderful when someone identifies a need and then fills it? That’s what happened with my friend Linda Eaves. She realized that we had so many new folks moving to the middle Tennessee area, especially the southern counties of Williamson and Maury, that she felt we needed a New Residents Guide so that all…
Read MoreReal Talk About Love & COVID
My family went down with COVID. I’m so grateful that we’re all healthy enough to have weathered the infection and got through it together. But I can’t pretend it was a walk in the park. Though everyone’s experience of symptoms seems to be different, it’s not like getting the sniffles. And no matter how many…
Read MoreGifts That Suit The Crazy Year We’ve All Had
I don’t always feel creative, but this year I’ve been brainstorming some exciting, experience-style gifts for the people I love. Yeah we always want to find the perfect gift, but after the crazy year that everyone has had I think we might be needing something a bit different. Here’s what I’ve got so far in…
Read MoreWhat a 120 Year Old Bottle of Wine Taught Me About Making Time
This week my cousins and I headed to Naples for cooking lessons from my Aunt Lacey, some Florida sunshine, and quality time with two of the most interesting human beings around. My Aunt Lacey, who spent her career in the foreign service and has lived all over the world seems to have all the best…
Read MoreStop Waiting to Celebrate
At the end of February there’s an unofficial holiday called “Open That Bottle Night.” On the last Saturday in February, it prompts you to take out that bottle of wine you’ve been saving and enjoy it. No more excuses, no more waiting. Celebrate NOW, not later. I think we put a lot of things off.…
Read More3 Ways to Show Up This Year
I’ve been thinking we all could use more of a personal touch this holiday season. With the necessary isolation that has interrupted a lot of our normal rhythms this year, it seems like we need more than ever to know that the people in our lives actually care. When it comes to business communications, what…
Read MoreTell The Story
Have you ever noticed how hearing the story behind a name tells you so much more than the name on its own? It’s not quite what Shakespeare meant when he said “what’s in a name?” Still, there’s nothing like a story to inspire us. It can be silly things, like the name of a wine…
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