This summer is a strange one. The World Cup is in my backyard. Consequently, my office is closed for a month, with a mandated work remote summer. And adding countless visitors to the already congested city (y’all are welcome, though), has me hunkered down at home. So I’m treating summer 2026 as my cocoon and here is what is keeping me company.
Read MoreWhen I first left Georgia, it was the Magnolias I missed. I have loved exploring the state’s natural beauty since I returned seven years ago. This year, I made a list. My favorites I visit every year along with a few hidden gems that are on my must see for 2025. So if you are flower obsessed like me, enjoy your visit and let me know which spot is your favorite!
Read MoreFew things bring me more joy than greenery and flowers. And so, it is most inconvenient that I inherited my mother’s incompatibility with stewarding plants. I can’t even sustain succulents. SUCCULENTS. Friends will gift me beautiful potted things that they will ultimately see shriveled and dying on some mantle in my house. It’s embarrassing. And while I have promised myself to improve, I’ve only managed to prolong the inevitable by a few weeks.
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