beautiful holiday cards...

i just love these holiday cards...

these cards are so pretty and elegant...

each card is letter press

and can be fond here.

what a great gift!

swamped decorating....

it is really starting to feel like christmas

around my house...

with all this christmas color i can't wait to have a

white table setting...

silver dollar...

i think silver dollar branches

will look so pretty in tall vases...

these vases i found at cb2.

i am going to have 3 of these vases down the center of my table

for christmas...

and i am thinking of adding feathers

what do you think?

where is winter?

it is so frustrating...

here in charleston it has been hot/ muggy/ air conditioning...

 then cold/heat...

when will winter arrive?

these cozy cashmere throws would be just

perfect for christmas...

especially if it was cool enough for a fire...

 found at elegant cashmere...

i am figuring out my table setting for christmas!!!

i have been toying with all kinds of ideas for christmas this

year...

i am thinking all white... i have an all 

white christmas tree

and my apothecary jars from halloween

i am thinking about filling with christmas balls..

and i think i am going to have vases with silver dollars

and feathers...

of course i will use my mothers good white organza table cloth

and beautiful napkins with my silver and china...

these are some great purchases i made that 

will fit my theme perfectly!

all found at cb2...

my planning is just in the beginning but i am very excited about 

having the family over especially my nephew Alexander

and my new little niece!!!

baby bump!

today i spent the day with my sister...

remember her due date is dec. 17th!!

a good friend of ours is an beautiful photographer...

banner adams radin

http://www.bannerphotography.com/

we grew up in the same neighborhood and her father was also

an amazing photographer who took all of our 

childhood portraits....

today we spent the morning taking belly photos...

it was such a fun experience 

and i can't wait to see the results!

and meet my niece!

you all know my love for sharks.....

these poor animals are close to being endangered...

the great white IS endangered...

Vic Hislop

is on a mission and is trying to protect us from sharks...

he is responsible for killing some of the largest and oldest great whites

ever recorded...

sharks kill 5 people each year

elephants & tigers : 100

execution : 2,400

illegal drugs : 22,000

road accidents : 1,200,00

starvation : 8,000,000

in most shark attacks flesh is never removed even if the person 

dies it is usually from blood loss...

sharks are not interested in eating us...

would you go jogging next to a lion or cheetah?

no... but there are millions of people

 entering the water where sharks hunt 

every year and very few people are bitten...

these beautiful and amazing creatures 

have every right to 

live...

"Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago"

- Wikipedia

Shark nets and drum lines kill sharks indiscriminately along the Coast...

shark fin soup is a symbol of wealth... the fin is tasteless and 

only adds texture...

the soup is flavored with chicken or pork

and served at weddings, banquets and expensive restaurants...

sharks are raped of their fins and thrown back in 

the ocean only to be stripped of their dignity

and left to drown...

poor sharks...

 yes, this is vic hislop...

today i have a date with my dad!

i hope everyone survived thanksgiving!

we sure did.

but today...

i am so excited, i have lived in South Carolina for 6 

years and have always wanted to eat here!

Scott's barbecue!

my father is picking me up this morning and we are driving

to Hemingway just to eat Scott's famous barbecue!!

"Scott's Bar-B-Que was founded in 1972 by Ella and Roosevelt "Rosie" Scott in Hemingway, SC.  Rosie's uncle taught him the down home technique of slow cooking whole hogs over a wood-burning pit.  The community just couldn't get enough of Rosie's barbecue. After hand crafting his own barbecue pits, Rosie Scott has spent all of his adult life serving some of the best barbecue the Carolina's have to offer. 

Today the legacy continues with Rosie, Ella and their son Rodney.  Rodney Scott cooked his first hog when he was just eleven.  Now 27 years later, Rodney serves as the Pit master at Scott's Bar-B-Que.  Rodney is proud to tell the family's barbecue secret, "we put a whole lot of love into what we do."  And indeed it's true. Critics have been raving about the authenticity of Scott's Bar-B-Que for decades.  It's not just the barbecue, but it's that old fashioned, "mom & pop" feel you get when visit Scott's Bar-B-Que.

Forever grateful to the Hemingway community for their success, The Scott family shows their appreciation every spring by hosting a free community picnic.  The event has grown so large that the Scott's now schedule their own family reunion to coincide with the annual event. They do this to ensure that they have enough hands on deck to serve the community.  They've done this for the past 13 years.  Now that's love!"

BBQ Favorites

Pulled Pork Plate 

Our signature  ½ lb sandwich

Half Smoked BBQ Chicken

Smoked slow and low. Very tasty.

Whole Smoked BBQ Chicken

Authentic smoked flavor. Enough for two.

Smoked BBQ Ribeye Steak

Cooked to order. A new local favorite.

Half and Whole Pit-Cooked BBQ Hogs 

Call for details

BBQ Extras

• Scott's BBQ Sauce
• Boiled peanuts
• Skins~off the hog
• Skins~kettle fried

Variety Store Items:

• Watermelons
• Cantaloupes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Grapes
• Pecans
• Chips
• Nabs
• Bottled Sodas
• Candy
• Cane Syrup~made locally

i am so hungry and can't wait!!

i have had this song stuck in my head for days......

so to all of you fellow deadheads.....

please enjoy...

grateful dead - loser 3-24-90

jerry garcia

If I had a gun for every ace I have drawn,
I could arm a town the size of Abilene
Don't you push me baby, because I'm holdin' low
And you know I'm only in it for the gold

All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars
And I could pay you back with one good hand
You can look around about the wide world over
And you'll never find another honest man.

Last fair deal in the country,Sweet Suzie,
Last fair deal in the town
Put your gold money where your love is baby,
Before you let my deal go down

Don't you push me baby, cause I'm holdin' low
And I know a little something you won't ever know
Don't you touch hard liquor, just a cup of cold coffee
Gotta get up in the morning and go

Everybody's prayin' and drinkin' that wine
I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines
Come to daddy on the inside straight,
Well I got no chance of losin' this time

Last fair deal in the country,
Last fair deal in the town
Put your gold money where your love is baby,
Before you let my deal go down

Everybody's prayin' and drinkin' that wine
I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines
Come to daddy on the inside straight,
Well I got no chance of losin' this time.

thanksgiving is so very close!!!

well my family is on the way

and i have been cleaning all morning..... now it's time to start cooking...

i am in charge of the sweet potatoes....

i have been muling over several different ways but i think 

i am going to stick to an old fashioned yummy recipe...

a casserole with marshmallow and bourbon... y.u.m.

Ingredients:

• 6 large sweet potatoes, baked, peeled, and mashed
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup good bourbon
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• mini-marshmallows

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients well; beat well, until light and fluffy. If needed add a little more milk. Spoon sweet potato mixture into a buttered casserole dish; bake at 350° until set, about 20 to 30 minutes. Garnish with marshmallows and bake until marshmallows melt and just begin to brown. If desired garnish with finely grated orange zest instead of marshmallows, and skip the final baking time.
Serves 8.

this is going to be my base, of course i will probably 

uses more bourbon, remember my whole family is on their way here,

and i like the idea of large marshmallows....

i am also toying with the idea of doing a layer of spiced pecans...

gosh i am getting hungry... time to cook!