Recipe: Crisp Fall Salad

This fall salad is addictive. Since having a version of it in August at a restaurant in Asheville, I have made it five or six times. It is a no fuss recipe that you can put together in minutes, and it is loaded with flavor from the sweet apples and tart vinegar to the spicy…

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Macon Women in the City

In September, my soul mates and I hit the Big Apple for our 10 year anniversary of meeting each other. This may sound a little odd, but when four friends meet each other as first-years in college and make it through the roller coaster that is collegiate education and then remain close afterwards it is…

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An Art Deco Bar Tray under $150

The bar cart is particularly à la mode at the moment, and I will admit I am a huge fan. Then again I am a huge fan of anything that encourages cocktails at 5 O’clock in snazzy glasses. But I am not a fan of the high price tag attached to most of the bar…

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Deaccessioning Controversies: Professional Standards

Delaware Art Museum Maier Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts National Academy Museum Rose Art Museum   Deaccessioning has become a buzz word across America, but is it a dirty word? NPR seems to think so given their recent news feature “As Museums Try to Make Ends Meet, ‘Deaccession’ is the Art World’s Dirty…

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A Farm with a View

“…when she reached her own room she opened the window and breathed the clean night air, thinking of the kind old man who had enabled her to see the lights dancing in the Arno and the cypresses of San Miniato, and the foot-hills of the Apennines, black against the rising moon.” ~ A Room with…

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Recipe: Collard Greens

Collard greens are a staple on our family table, and a tradition New Years Eve because folklore has it that collards and black eyed peas will bring you good fortune and luck in the new year. The below recipe is my version of this Southern classic derived from watching my grandmother and mother fix these…

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Add a Touch of Whimsy

  1. Dachshund Letter Holder, Anthropologie; 2. Kiwi Bird, Crate & Barrel; 3. Brass Elephant, Jonathan Adler on Horchow; 4. Snail Mail Dish, Kate Spade; 5. Frenchie Plate, West Elm; 6. Pendant Lamp, Ikea; 7. Dotted Pillow, Joss&Main; 8. Chinoiserie Table,Dana Gibson; 9. Pink Bin, Jayes; 10. Hobnail Candle, Paper Source; 11. Bees Knees Towel,…

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Downtown Shopping, Asheville

While strolling the streets of downtown Asheville, there are plenty of sights to see from street performers to 1920’s architecture and public artworks to views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, but even with these delights the shops will soon beckon you inside. Asheville is full of a variety of stores offering unique wares with often…

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