Hello and Happy Sunday. Well this is one week I was happy to see end. The stress level was high and I really needed the weekend to “decompress”. Launching a new site is exciting but nerve wrecking. Thank you for all of your very kind comments and emails…..they were so great to read and very encouraging…happy you love the new site. But, remember we are still doing a lot of tweaking and updating as I mentioned in my previous post.
The shop site is not at all updated yet and things like seeing only half the picture on the home page, plus being able to search for previous posts plus more are still being fixed. The “window” that seem too small where you view the actual post will be fixed as well asl the ability to be able to pin all the pictures, plus many more odds and ends- so as I had mentioned, please be patient, knowing that we are on it:)
Putting the obvious blog maintenance aside, I am really starting to enjoy my new site and hope that within the week, it should be nearly fully updated. In the end, I know it will be well worth all of the frustration, impatience, screaming matches,temptations to drink wine at 9am, and annoyances. It was quite an undertaking, one I am happy to put behind me!
Hope your Sunday is off to a great start and that you are enjoying a wonderful weekend. Today is bittersweet as my sweet youngest soon is going back to college later today. He has been home almost a full month and it’s been so wonderful having him home…though he’s not home often, when he is, the house just feels “right”.
Plus hes my biggest fan of my cooking so it’s always a treat cooking for such an appreciative and complimentary patron:) He will be really missed…….look forward to a week of continued small improvements on the blog,shop updates, a great giveaway and a celebration discount in the coming week.
Moving along to my Seven on Sunday……
1. BLUE AND WHITE GOODIES. Not only was this a Blue and white Christmas (and will be from here on in) I got so many beautiful blue and white gifts. I have to share a few with you because they are worth knowing about!
I got this most exquisite planter/champagne bucket with my very own personalized cipher/monogram (in blue and white or course) from the one and only Sasha Nichols, given by incredibly generous and stylish Laurie of LB Originals. Absolutely love it!! Will treasure it forever. I am currently using it for my azalea topiary who seems quite happy in it:)
Then a friend from Palmetto Bluff gave me this set of 8 cloth ginger jar napkins and these awesome ginger jar disposable placemats…does she know me well or what! These make me smile every time I use them, then to have gotten the matching fabirc napkins was the icing on a very sweet cake. Needless to say we use them every day!
2. KEANU REEVES. My husband actually gets the credit for this, showed me the video and I was so moved by this humble man. I have always thought he is a wonderful and talented actor and seemed humble on screen but had no idea how closely it mirrors his true persona.
He is regularly known to ride the subway and there are frequent accounts of him always offering up his seat to a nearby standing female passenger. Bravo! Very inspiring and so “un hollywood’. You rock Keanu!
3. NEW RECIPE Well actually this is not really a new recipe, in that I have made this before but haven’t made it in a while. Cassoluet is a classic traditional French dish, satisfying and layered with great flavors.
It is perfect and very hearty for the cold winter months. I have added chicken instead of the pork with a small amount of sausage, there are variations that you can experiment with, it is an exceptional tasty dish and cooking/serving it in a Le Cruset makes it feel so authentic, add a nice crusty loaf of bread and you are good to go!
INGREDIENTS-
2 lbs. Great Northern Beans
6 cups Vegetable broth
2 cups of red wine
1 large onion cut into chunks
1 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
6 medium carrots sliced into ½” pieces
1 lb. Italian sausage partially cooked and sliced
2 lbs. pork shoulder cut into chunks
1 lb. slab bacon cut into chunks
10-12 sprigs of parsley
10-12 sprigs of thyme
1½ tsp. allspice
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
INSTRUCTIONS-
Preheat your oven to 250F.
Tie the thyme and parsley sprigs with butcher’s twine. (This will be added to the casserole)
Place all the cut meat in a large bowl and add the allspice, salt and pepper and coat well.
Rinse the beans and place in a large pot with enough water to cover on medium heat. Simmer for about 20 minutes and drain.
In a large oven safe casserole place the beans, vegetable broth, tomatoes, meats and tied herbs.
Cover and cook for about two hours.
Uncover and add the wine.
Continue to cook for an additional hour or until the beans and meat are fork tender.
4. INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST. Always a highlight of these posts is getting to share with you what got my interest this past week. Needless to say there was plenty!!
And my favorite this week is this amazingly beautiful stationery from Nico and Lala, soooo fabulous! I love the navy with the peachy tones, has me thinking of creating an event just to use these:)
5. A PRINCESS DIANA HOLIDAY. One of my all time favorite people, Princess Diana to me, was one of the kindest, most empathetic, humble and most misunderstood people. I so admired and was greatly inspired by her. I was thrilled to learn that a holiday has been established in her honor, fittingly called National Kindness Day.
Also to mark the 20th anniversary of her death (I still remember the night it happened, being awake at around 11:30 and shockingly watching the breaking news come through) there will be a year long series of events organized by The Diana Award, an organization that keeps her spirit and charitable giving alive. For more info click here.
6.NEEDLE AND THREAD. I have been a fan every since I discovered this affordable but so exquisite line of beaded dresses,tops and skirts. The detailing is so beautiful. Everyone one of these tops, I am in love with. They could be dressed up with a beautiful ballgown skirt or slightly dressed down with a pair of velvet pants. Every one of these is so gorgeous and some are even on sale!! Click here to see the entire collection of Needle and Thread.
And if you have a dressy affair coming up, absolutely check out Net a Porters unbelievable sale on gowns, some are up to 70% off!! Click here to see them all…..
7. SUNDAY’S SURVEY. So we got another light snow yesterday (enough to make everything look pretty) and I declared that I am pretty much over winter now. One big and one light snow, let’s move onto spring!
I used to love winter when we would go skiing and the kids were young but now I could happily skip over it. I LOVE fall and spring and summer are tied right behind it. The older I get the more I am feeling done with this frigid season that goes right to your bones and don’t get me started on it getting dark before 5pm! How about you…..what are your thoughts on old man winter?
Well friends that’s a wrap! Hope you enjoyed this post, thanks for stopping by and of course so enjoy hearing from you. Please be patient as we continue to button up the site, knowing we will be working on things all week long….it will be improving one day at a time:) Wishing you a wonderful and hopefully relaxing Sunday, until next time…..
Dear Tina, hello! I love your new look and I know how maddening it is to create a new look. You work so hard to present the very best and bravo to you! Wishing you great success as you launch off even more beauty. HUGS! Anita
Hi Tina, I really love and enjoy your Blog…your efforts are very much appreciated! I’m new at this “Blog” world and completely understand some of the behind-the-scenes frustrations. I really enjoy the photo’s you post, I can appreciate the beauty and wonderment with all of them. I have two adult children and when they are home, I try to soak up every moment with them too, time seems to be flying by! Thanks for all that you do!
Always look forward to your blogs
Love the Sunday ones
Sad about Keanu reeves , was aware of a lot but feel sad that he not moving on and finding a new love and a child
Know can’t replace anyone but just sad
So glad to get re-subscribed to your blog; I enjoy it so much! I love the new site and understand it’s a work in progress.
I was sad to learn about Keanu Reeves and his personal life. I hope he finds someone to love and possibly have children. My life is so blessed with a wonderful husband and two children. The icing on the cake are our four grandchildren; what a joy they are!
I look forward to more blue and white and decorating ideas.
Lovely new site! Finishing up a batch of your Pasta Fagipoli soup(fabulous!) and looking forward to making the cassoulet. Regarding the winter poll, you forgot about us in the sunshine states (I’m in Los Angeles). We don’t deal with the snow, just cooler temps and rainy days.
OMG!!! I love your new site. It’s not updating on my blogroll , but I took a chance that maybe your new site is up and running. It looks fabulous and loads quickly. I loved Keanu in the Nancy Meyer’s movie with Diane Keaton. He seems like he would be a nice guy. Much success with you new site!xx
For some reason this post did not come to my email like it usually does. Also having trouble – can only see part of a picture at one time. Just want to make sure I am still on the email list.
I miss the blog list on the side that changed the list as new posts were up and had pictures showing you the latest posts so you knew if you had already read them. I used your blog as sort of my home page for design blogs because of your blog list. While I love your blog I will be clicking on it much less as I will only need to come here a couple times a week to read your content. When I could use it as a portal to other blogs I came here multiple times a day. I do like the new design otherwise.
LOVE the new blog look it looks incredible! Congratulations the only small things I was gong to suggest are things are already working on. Very exciting to see your new look. Also loved this post, it’s always a big reason why I so look forward to Sundays. Going to make the Cassoulet for sure, we went to a mini cooking class at the Culinary Institute of America at Graystone and made it there, it was incredible, so you have me excited to try it.
Inspiring about Keanu and Princess Di. Hope you are having a nice relaxing Sunday.
I loved painting those ginger jars and I love that they found their way to the person who will appreciate them the most. They’re going to love it on your desk. Thank you!
I always love reading the Seven on Sunday even when it takes me until Monday to get to it!! I love the new site and all your B&W goodies. Hopefully this week will be less stressful than last week! xoxo
what a beautiful new site design, tina! congratulations on all the work you put into it. the logo is incredible and lovely. princess diana. oh my. my mom was her biggest fan and has a collection of books/dishes/mementos you would not believe. so tragic. i’m off to explore your newly designed site! xox
I love the new site! The only thing I miss is your blog roll, I love to see your favorite blogs at a glance. Then I can see if you have discovered anyone new that I am not familiar with. Is that still part of your site?
Seven on Sunday is my favorite post of the week, I love spending an hour after coming here to check out your new Instagram favorites, and recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Looking good!! As already noted above…..can’t seem to find “pin” button?? Really hope that has just been an over-sight as I pin ALOT from you??, love your style!
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Hello and Happy Sunday. Well this is one week I was happy to see end. The stress level was high and I really needed the weekend to “decompress”. Launching a new site is exciting but nerve wrecking. Thank you for all of your very kind comments and emails…..they were so great to read and very encouraging…happy you love the new site. But, remember we are still doing a lot of tweaking and updating as I mentioned in my previous post.
The shop site is not at all updated yet and things like seeing only half the picture on the home page, plus being able to search for previous posts plus more are still being fixed. The “window” that seem too small where you view the actual post will be fixed as well asl the ability to be able to pin all the pictures, plus many more odds and ends- so as I had mentioned, please be patient, knowing that we are on it:)
Putting the obvious blog maintenance aside, I am really starting to enjoy my new site and hope that within the week, it should be nearly fully updated. In the end, I know it will be well worth all of the frustration, impatience, screaming matches,temptations to drink wine at 9am, and annoyances. It was quite an undertaking, one I am happy to put behind me!
Hope your Sunday is off to a great start and that you are enjoying a wonderful weekend. Today is bittersweet as my sweet youngest soon is going back to college later today. He has been home almost a full month and it’s been so wonderful having him home…though he’s not home often, when he is, the house just feels “right”.
Plus hes my biggest fan of my cooking so it’s always a treat cooking for such an appreciative and complimentary patron:) He will be really missed…….look forward to a week of continued small improvements on the blog,shop updates, a great giveaway and a celebration discount in the coming week.
Moving along to my Seven on Sunday……
1. BLUE AND WHITE GOODIES. Not only was this a Blue and white Christmas (and will be from here on in) I got so many beautiful blue and white gifts. I have to share a few with you because they are worth knowing about!
I got this most exquisite planter/champagne bucket with my very own personalized cipher/monogram (in blue and white or course) from the one and only Sasha Nichols, given by incredibly generous and stylish Laurie of LB Originals. Absolutely love it!! Will treasure it forever. I am currently using it for my azalea topiary who seems quite happy in it:)
Then this exquisite framed blue and white handpainted art just made my day and now happily has been placed in my office. Super stylish Bettie of My Private Newport so generously sent this to me, it is perfect in my office. The artists name is Kate Drenckhahn, you can see more of her beautiful pieces by clicking here
Then a friend from Palmetto Bluff gave me this set of 8 cloth ginger jar napkins and these awesome ginger jar disposable placemats…does she know me well or what! These make me smile every time I use them, then to have gotten the matching fabirc napkins was the icing on a very sweet cake. Needless to say we use them every day!
2. KEANU REEVES. My husband actually gets the credit for this, showed me the video and I was so moved by this humble man. I have always thought he is a wonderful and talented actor and seemed humble on screen but had no idea how closely it mirrors his true persona.
He is regularly known to ride the subway and there are frequent accounts of him always offering up his seat to a nearby standing female passenger. Bravo! Very inspiring and so “un hollywood’. You rock Keanu!
https://youtu.be/fQT7ROCP0nk
3. NEW RECIPE Well actually this is not really a new recipe, in that I have made this before but haven’t made it in a while. Cassoluet is a classic traditional French dish, satisfying and layered with great flavors.
It is perfect and very hearty for the cold winter months. I have added chicken instead of the pork with a small amount of sausage, there are variations that you can experiment with, it is an exceptional tasty dish and cooking/serving it in a Le Cruset makes it feel so authentic, add a nice crusty loaf of bread and you are good to go!
INGREDIENTS-
INSTRUCTIONS-
4. INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST. Always a highlight of these posts is getting to share with you what got my interest this past week. Needless to say there was plenty!!
And my favorite this week is this amazingly beautiful stationery from Nico and Lala, soooo fabulous! I love the navy with the peachy tones, has me thinking of creating an event just to use these:)
5. A PRINCESS DIANA HOLIDAY. One of my all time favorite people, Princess Diana to me, was one of the kindest, most empathetic, humble and most misunderstood people. I so admired and was greatly inspired by her. I was thrilled to learn that a holiday has been established in her honor, fittingly called National Kindness Day.
Also to mark the 20th anniversary of her death (I still remember the night it happened, being awake at around 11:30 and shockingly watching the breaking news come through) there will be a year long series of events organized by The Diana Award, an organization that keeps her spirit and charitable giving alive. For more info click here.
6.NEEDLE AND THREAD. I have been a fan every since I discovered this affordable but so exquisite line of beaded dresses,tops and skirts. The detailing is so beautiful. Everyone one of these tops, I am in love with. They could be dressed up with a beautiful ballgown skirt or slightly dressed down with a pair of velvet pants. Every one of these is so gorgeous and some are even on sale!! Click here to see the entire collection of Needle and Thread.
And if you have a dressy affair coming up, absolutely check out Net a Porters unbelievable sale on gowns, some are up to 70% off!! Click here to see them all…..
7. SUNDAY’S SURVEY. So we got another light snow yesterday (enough to make everything look pretty) and I declared that I am pretty much over winter now. One big and one light snow, let’s move onto spring!
I used to love winter when we would go skiing and the kids were young but now I could happily skip over it. I LOVE fall and spring and summer are tied right behind it. The older I get the more I am feeling done with this frigid season that goes right to your bones and don’t get me started on it getting dark before 5pm! How about you…..what are your thoughts on old man winter?
Well friends that’s a wrap! Hope you enjoyed this post, thanks for stopping by and of course so enjoy hearing from you. Please be patient as we continue to button up the site, knowing we will be working on things all week long….it will be improving one day at a time:) Wishing you a wonderful and hopefully relaxing Sunday, until next time…..
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Love your new site Tina! Thanks for all the time and energy you put into it. I especially look forward to your seven on Sunday posts 🙂
Love the new site! I always enjoy your Seven on Sunday!
Love the new site, and know it was a lot of hard work but a “labor of love” for sure…Always so enjoy all of your posts! Thank you!
Congrats on the new site! Love it!
How do I pin things from your posts now ? Love what you do !!
Dear Tina, hello! I love your new look and I know how maddening it is to create a new look. You work so hard to present the very best and bravo to you! Wishing you great success as you launch off even more beauty. HUGS! Anita
We are kindred spirits today…my son left this morning for school also 🙁 The house is much too quiet. Here’s to looking forward to spring break!
Love the ginger jar placemats and cloth napkins. Are these available on-line?
Thanks for posting the video on Keanu Reeves. What an inspirational man.
Hi Tina, I really love and enjoy your Blog…your efforts are very much appreciated! I’m new at this “Blog” world and completely understand some of the behind-the-scenes frustrations. I really enjoy the photo’s you post, I can appreciate the beauty and wonderment with all of them. I have two adult children and when they are home, I try to soak up every moment with them too, time seems to be flying by! Thanks for all that you do!
Always look forward to your blogs
Love the Sunday ones
Sad about Keanu reeves , was aware of a lot but feel sad that he not moving on and finding a new love and a child
Know can’t replace anyone but just sad
Hi Tina,
Your blog is the first blog I check every day, love your new look but the PIN logo is gone from the
photos, Help!
Diana
Love your new site!
Hang in there, Tina…………….you’re almost thru the knothole……….there is light at the end of the tunnel……
So glad to get re-subscribed to your blog; I enjoy it so much! I love the new site and understand it’s a work in progress.
I was sad to learn about Keanu Reeves and his personal life. I hope he finds someone to love and possibly have children. My life is so blessed with a wonderful husband and two children. The icing on the cake are our four grandchildren; what a joy they are!
I look forward to more blue and white and decorating ideas.
LOVE LOVE the new website!!
Thanks so much for everything…especially that tantalizing recipe!! franki
Lovely new site! Finishing up a batch of your Pasta Fagipoli soup(fabulous!) and looking forward to making the cassoulet. Regarding the winter poll, you forgot about us in the sunshine states (I’m in Los Angeles). We don’t deal with the snow, just cooler temps and rainy days.
OMG!!! I love your new site. It’s not updating on my blogroll , but I took a chance that maybe your new site is up and running. It looks fabulous and loads quickly. I loved Keanu in the Nancy Meyer’s movie with Diane Keaton. He seems like he would be a nice guy. Much success with you new site!xx
Everything in blue on white or soft grey/blue? Love it! Your new blog site is delightful.
Your new site is beautiful! I just love the whole new look. And your recipe looks wonderful.
For some reason this post did not come to my email like it usually does. Also having trouble – can only see part of a picture at one time. Just want to make sure I am still on the email list.
Bravo! Love the new look!
I miss the blog list on the side that changed the list as new posts were up and had pictures showing you the latest posts so you knew if you had already read them. I used your blog as sort of my home page for design blogs because of your blog list. While I love your blog I will be clicking on it much less as I will only need to come here a couple times a week to read your content. When I could use it as a portal to other blogs I came here multiple times a day. I do like the new design otherwise.
LOVE the new blog look it looks incredible! Congratulations the only small things I was gong to suggest are things are already working on. Very exciting to see your new look. Also loved this post, it’s always a big reason why I so look forward to Sundays. Going to make the Cassoulet for sure, we went to a mini cooking class at the Culinary Institute of America at Graystone and made it there, it was incredible, so you have me excited to try it.
Inspiring about Keanu and Princess Di. Hope you are having a nice relaxing Sunday.
I loved painting those ginger jars and I love that they found their way to the person who will appreciate them the most. They’re going to love it on your desk. Thank you!
I always love reading the Seven on Sunday even when it takes me until Monday to get to it!! I love the new site and all your B&W goodies. Hopefully this week will be less stressful than last week! xoxo
what a beautiful new site design, tina! congratulations on all the work you put into it. the logo is incredible and lovely. princess diana. oh my. my mom was her biggest fan and has a collection of books/dishes/mementos you would not believe. so tragic. i’m off to explore your newly designed site! xox
I love the new site! The only thing I miss is your blog roll, I love to see your favorite blogs at a glance. Then I can see if you have discovered anyone new that I am not familiar with. Is that still part of your site?
Seven on Sunday is my favorite post of the week, I love spending an hour after coming here to check out your new Instagram favorites, and recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Have a great day Tina.
Looking good!! As already noted above…..can’t seem to find “pin” button?? Really hope that has just been an over-sight as I pin ALOT from you??, love your style!