Vendor Show Etiquette

For those of us that like to rent booth space at craft shows and other types of vendors shows, it can be awesome weekend of fun. Aside from being a vendor myself, I am also the person that organizes some of the vendor shows where I live. At one show…

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Midday Latte

hankering [hang-ker-ing] noun 1. a longing; craving. Now that it’s Fall, my favorite season, I’ve had this hankering for something warm to drink every day about mid afternoon. And I found it. The Cinnamon Maple Latte. Go check out Ashley’s recipe over at Honey and Pine.

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DJ – DJ Maq & Friends

We are a bunch of friends that work together to make your event unforgettable. We offer every genre from Old School R&B to Hip Hop to Pop, Jazz, Country, Rock... -DJ Maq     What do you get when you put together a bunch of music loving friends and family?…

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Midlife. No Crisis.

mid·life midˈlīf noun  1. the central period of a person’s life, generally considered as the years from about 45 to 55.            “a woman in midlife” My birthday number was 51 this year and I’m officially over that hill that so many talk about. I feel…

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Minimalist + Sleek Wedding in the Texas Hill Country

Another beautiful Real Wedding from Green Wedding Shoes! When an architect and a fashion maven get married in the Texas Hill Country, you can expect a less-than-traditional Southern wedding. This fresh + modern celebration is all about clean lines, minimal color, and putting the spotlight where it’s due: the bride…

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50 After 50: Waterfalls and Wild Flowers

For our first adventure of 2017, we chose a familiar place not too far from home. With a forecast filled with rain chances and uncertain temps, we borrowed a friends camper for a long weekend at Old Stone Fort Archaeological State Park.  A small park with several inches of spring…

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50 After 50: Cumberland Gap National Park

Our first look at the mountains where Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee meet was quite impressive. The waitress at Shades Cafe and Steakhouse recommended highly that we not miss it. Locals give the best advice. Expecting rain the next day, we thought this one dusk viewing could be our only chance.

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Coffee with Katy. Again.

I posted this back in July of last year, but I thought since it’s summertime we should post it again. Who doesn’t like a cold iced coffee? Enjoy! Again! Working in Nashville brings particular habits and tendencies: battling the escape game that is traffic, fighting for a parking spot, and…

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50 After 50: Oh, the Places We Will Go!

Plan to Discover Virginia Possibly I missed my calling in life. Ideas -- they never stop. Plans -- let's make them. Places -- why not discover them? Maybe I should have been an activities director. Or maybe this new phase of life, empty nest -- causes me to want to…

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