Homemade chicken tenders

I have a 7-year-old boy who is a *very* picky eater. VERY picky.  He loves chicken tenders, nuggets, strips. I know. I finally just made my own at home thinking I would put them in…

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Summer Living

I thought I would share some summer changes in our living room…so come on in:-) This room is truly a living room. We watch DVDs, listen to music, and the kids play here. It is…

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Inspiration from the past…

We have been taking advantage of the many wonderful places to visit here in the Smoky Mountains while the children are out of school. We drove down to Cherokee Friday to visit the Mountain Farm…

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Updating vintage art

These are a couple of my favorite vintage prints from Florida. I have loved them for years and had them in the master bedroom before they ended up in the dining room. But I *really*…

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How to make the *best* homemade Southern biscuits…

Join me in the kitchen as my mom comes by and shows me how to make her incredible biscuits!  This is an HD video, so be sure to click on the gear icon and change…

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Wild black raspberries

I noticed my parents outside near the creek picking berries this afternoon… …luscious black raspberries! These are growing right over the old building that housed the old hog trough behind our chicken coop. Black raspberries…

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Mother’s very best strawberry jam

When I posted my mother’s strawberry jam recipe on my facebook page, I got not only thousands of views and shares, but lots of comments from people who have made it and love it. Oh,…

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“Backdating” the master bath

Yes, I did mean backdating. Most people update their spaces, but I wanted a vintage look that might have been here in the original house…and I had to do it with a non-existent budget.  It’s…

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