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Gracious living (usually) in beautiful Historic Savannah

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Life's little luxuries
An entire day of steady spring rain left my garden so happy and a delight to behold. The front garden has been in the ground for about five years now and is really beginning to look as I had imagined. We did not install the garden immediately upon moving Read More...

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Soft-shell Crab and Corn
We had the most spectacular meal last night. I'm not bragging about my culinary expertise, it just that time of year that we get the most beautiful ingredients and it's impossible to make something less than fabulous unless you fiddle with it Read More...

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The Gift of Trees
Live oaks are practically worshiped here in Savannah. My street is lined on either side with twisted, old live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. In the summer, our front yard is the preferred spot during the hot days, as the oaks shade and cool, and the Read More...

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The Lives of Houses
My family has a collective obsession with houses. Sydney, age 8, enjoys looking at the houses we drive by and imagines the improvements she would make were the home hers. John, makes a living renovating and restoring homes and I sell homes. Yesterday, Read More...

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The fairies are coming
Spring has finally arrived here in Savannah, and I am busy planning and implementing my new landscape. Last weekend we removed massive indica azaleas, tons of walking iris (which was garbage picked), and other assorted mess. The actual plan is beginning Read More...

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