My niece Amy is getting married in a couple of months. It’s hard to believe that she’s all grown up. She was the cutest toddler. She had these curly blonde ringlets and beautiful blue-green eyes. And the sunniest personality, just like her momma Deb Deb! Oh my gosh, everyone loves this young lady. She was […]
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Magnolia Market Silos and Food Trucks
In case you haven’t heard, Chip and Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper fame are kinda popular! And if you need proof of how popular, just count the number of out of state license plates there are on the cars parked outside of Magnolia Market in downtown Waco. It was a lot! You might need one […]
Moms and Sons
Do y’all remember Theresa and Monica? They’ve been on the blog several times modeling clothes for our Sassy Mom Model series. Weren’t those fun? We are about to start doing those again! Anyway, I went to a mom and son luncheon at my son’s school this morning. It’s where the senior boys stand up and […]
My Brother Cletus Painting
A little bit before Christmas, I saw a Facebook post from St. Mary’s University announcing that Brother Cletus would be closing his art gallery. He would gradually be cutting his hours until shuttering it all together. He will finally retire from almost forty years of operating the St. Mary’s University Art Center. My first reaction […]
What’s Old is New at Hotel Emma
For the past twenty three years, I have booked a room for my husband’s birthday. I try to keep it a surprise until it is time to pack our bags. Of course, I think it adds to the excitement and adventure of his special day. And most years, I have succeeded in keeping it to […]
A Simple Brunch Bread
Did you have a wonderful Christmas? I hope so. My family didn’t travel to East Texas and Dallas for the first time in forever. It was less stressful but we sure did miss seeing our siblings and cousins. Once the kids realized that their cooking challenged mom was going to be the one in the […]