Lisa Moore

With only 2 more days of school, my daughter is in a constant state of giggles over summer vacation.  We have no major plans for the summer, but Sydney is so busy during the school year that she seems to enjoy "just hanging out with my mommy".  Sydney enjoys cooking and learning about food, so for the past few summers, we have ...

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 movement of the Spanish moss can fool you into thinking there really is a ...

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, I listed a magnificent historic home that has decayed for many,many ...

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 to take shape and we have laid out the basic plan with stakes and acid green ...

Why is it that all the well meaning and more experienced mothers give out more advice about babies and children than one could possibly want or need, but they seem to omit one of the most pertinent and relevant facts of life?  Mommies do not get sick, it just cannot happen, it's pretty much equivalent, to let's say, the sun falling ...

My husband just spent the weekend painting a perfectly lovely, carefully decorated, but chartreuse, room a shade of pink called "Cat's Meow".  The house was a disaster as all my daughter's furniture and stuff was in the middle of the living room.  Sydney loved it--more new hiding places for hide and ...

The possibility of snow makes front page news here in Savannah.  According to the newspaper this morning, it has been 14 years since Savannah has seen snow.  My daughter has never seen snow and is utterly convinced that she will this evening.  If I were back in North Carolina, or even Atlanta, everyone would be rushing out to the ...

I just can't stop thinking about the tiara--probably since my daughter is leaving it the car just in case she needs it, and I'm wondering  just how common tiara wearing is these days.  A few years ago, when my niece, Patricia, was about my daughter's age, she wore a tiara for her school picture.  Fortunately, her daddy ...

I have the distinct privilege of being the mother of a beautiful seven year old daughter.  Living with her, watching her grow up and experience the world has been a fascinating journey. I'm still amazed by what she teaches me.  My daughter has a friend who is a "one upper"  anything you can do I can do ...