Posted in Entertaining at Home, tagged Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield, Summer Entertaining, Summer Party Ideas on May 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Just a reminder, if you’re looking for summer party tips, decorating ideas, entertaining hints and some summer recipes, you can download by Savvy Summer Entertaining guide – for free!
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Enjoy and Happy Entertaining!
She Who Needs To Host a Party Soon
Posted in Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, Flowers, tagged Lilacs, Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield on May 13, 2013 | 2 Comments »
I love lilacs.
Their delicate blossoms. Their fragrant scent. The beautiful shades of lavender.
I had a lilac bush up until the desolate septic project destroyed our back yard last year. It came from a start I got from my mom who got it from my grandpa. He enjoyed lilacs, too.
Spring without a lilac has not exactly seemed like spring.
So I’m making do today with some glorious substitutes for the real thing.
Light and lovely from Such Pretty Things
Lilac and a book from A Good Thing Happened
From Creative Country Mom Photography – can’t you almost smell the fragrance?
And this beauty from A Little Junk in My Trunk
Happy Monday from She Who Loves Lilacs
Posted in Holidays, tagged Cinco de Mayo recipes, Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield on May 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
With Cinco De Mayo coming up in a few days, I thought I’d share some links to some yummy Mexican recipes.
Enjoy!
Chicken Tortilla Stack from Taste and Tell
Seared Steak Fajitas from Martha Stewart
Tamales Verdes by My Humble Kitchen
Mexican Wedding Cakes from Cooking By Moonlight
Mexican Hot Chocolate with Puff Pastry by Today’s Nest
Happy Cinco de Mayo from She Who Needs to Make Some Churros
Posted in Entertaining at Home, Holidays, tagged american holidays, american traditions, May Day, Shanna Hatfield on May 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Happy May Day!
Captain Cavedweller and I were just discussing May Day and memories we have (him not so much as me, but I think the holiday tends to capture the interest of little girls much more than little boys).
May Day is a spring celebration that falls exactly half a year from November 1. It’s related to the Celtic festival of Beltane and the Germanic Festival of Walpurgis Night. As Europe became Christianized, the pagan holidays lost their religious foundations and morphed into the popular secular celebration.The celebration in America is best known for its tradition of dancing the maypole dance and baskets of flowers left on doorsteps as a surprise gift.
I remember one year at school we had a maypole using one of the pieces of playground equipment. Someone climbed to the top and fastened crepe paper streamers and then some of the students got to weave the streamers in and out in the traditional dance. I thought it was awesome. CC remembered doing something similar at his school using the tetherball pole.I also remember making May baskets and leaving them on a neighbor’s doorstep. My mom was also the recipient of some of my early May Day basket efforts which no doubt involved dandelions shoved into a canning jar.Wherever or however you celebrate this welcoming of spring, I hope you have a beautiful day!She Who Should Make a May Basket or Two
