Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Summer Party Themes. Each week’s chat features folks from a variety of worlds including all my favorite topics: Garden, Food, Decor, Events, Travel, Design, Cocktails… Remember to use #GardenPartyChat if you are on twitter so we can all follow along. There will be a total [...]
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Vanilla Mint Soda Sipper Recipe
Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Hot Fun in the Summertime. Each week’s chat features folks from a variety of worlds including all my favorite topics: Garden, Food, Decor, Events, Travel, Design, Cocktails… The following guests will be submitting questions on their area of speciality. Please take a moment to get to [...]
4th of July Beverages on this week’s #GardenPartyChat. {Sipper Recipe & Guests}
Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Fourth Of July Beverages. Last week’s chat featured folks from a variety of world including Garden, Food, Decor, Events and was a big hit so there is only one choice but to try it again! The following guests will be submitting one or two questions [...]
Summer Soltice #GardenPartyChat Guests & Chat Sipper Recipe
Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Celebrating Fourth Of July. Seems pretty straight forward right? Problem is turns out we all have our own version of what this means. SO for this week to be fair, and represent various perspectives, heritages, and outlooks I am bringing in a few ”Guest Questioners” from the worlds of Garden, Food [...]
Provence Lavender Cocktails At the Museum
The Event: June 1st, The 3rd year Anniversary of Working Women of Tampa Bay. The Theme: An Evening in Paris The Venue: The new space of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in downtown Tampa. “The Cube” as it is called is magnificent. I huge change from their previous location and will make an impact on [...]
#SundaySupper Tangerine Thyme Cocktail
If at first you don’t succeed try, try and try again. At least that was the theme for this Spring Herb inspired cocktail. Luckily we were heading to a friends’ home for the Cinco/Derby weekend and I would have a few people to play with me. Taste testing versions #1 & #2 till we agreed [...]
Asparagus Soup… Cold Spring Trend
We all know there is more than one way to do pretty much everything but when I came across “Asparagus Soup with Poached Egg” twice in two days and thought it was worth testing and sharing. The first one is from Williams-Sonoma and I found it when I was at my local shop drooling over pretty much [...]
Essential Oil. The Research continues….
On my continued quest for essential oils to be used for an upcoming line of natural candles I am talking to anyone and everyone who knows anything about essential oils and natural ingredients for said candles. Recently I spoke with one of the founders and a regional representative of doTerra a brand built on essential oils and their various benefits. They [...]
My Fantasty Land – Epcot 2012 Flower & Garden Show
I am a few weeks behind on this post from my recent visit to Epcot’s 2012 Flower and Garden Festival. Not usually a “Disney” girl Epcot has won me over. It is my grown-up fantasy world where life is good. The plants and grounds are perfectly manicured. The food and wine are perfectly placed and [...]
Cottage in Sonoma
No I don’t want to go home. Would you want to leave this courtyard lined with olive trees and Rosemary hedges. A bed of fine gravel as the bases with other areas of flagstone and bright green spring grass poking through. Sure it’s is still chilly in Sonoma but the sunshine and people make it [...]
