I don’t usually fall all over myself to follow a trend. I wear what makes sense to me and evokes what I’m feeling at the time. This only slightly explains my “black period” that lasted from around tenth grade through the first two years of college. Shortly after that I refused to wear jeans or [...]

Mikelle Street is back with another dispatch from earlier this week. Slow Food Columbia and Indie Grits teamed up for a delicious showcase of farm-to-table dishes. I took Mr. M, Jr. and Baby B, but unfortunately we had to trade the gastronomic dream for the emergency room after Jr. fell down and cut his finger. [...]

Poking my head out from underneath my covers for a moment, here. We just returned from a brief trip to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where we attended the Gabriel House of Care Island Festival. Mr. M serves on the board of this wonderful organization that provides low-cost housing, hope and healing for organ transplant and [...]

Yes, I dropped off of the face of the planet once again.  <insert whiny Southern voice here> It’s hard, y’all! A certain incredibly adorable baby is still getting up 5 times per night despite having been with us for eight months.  And he’s finally teething.  And I am getting over bronchitis. Whine, whine, whine whine whine [...]

I need to start this post with a confession… this was supposed to have been the next installment of Creatives Cook.  When I was put in contact with the venerable Dianne Reeves, I knew that she would be the perfect candidate for such a piece.  However, as we conversed on the phone and then weeks [...]

Earlier this week Lowe’s was kind enough to fly me back to New York for an event featuring Valspar Signature Colors Paint in Hi-Def.  We’ve all seen the commercial where the couple is attempting to paint over some rather garish stripes in their home and are unsuccessful until they find this paint.  While sipping Pinot [...]