Elaine's Blog

We are Family: My Thanksgiving Traditions Written By: Kristin Spiridigliozzi Adkins I do not know about you but I LOVE this time of the year! Tis the season for the leaves falling, lots of homemade food that you have been salivating at the thought of eating again all year, family and friends, and...

Come to Richmond:  Edgar Allen Poe Museum One Lovely Saturday this past spring my best friend John and I went to see the Edgar Allen Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia. We just loved it.  It really is impactful to see his possessions and be in the same space that he lived in as a college student. W...

Have You Tried TOUS les JOURS? You MUST! A few weeks ago my best friend text me asking if she could take me to this new bakery in town that recently opened to have coffee and a pastry for my birthday. I of course couldn’t pass up checking out a new bakery in town. When you walk in you are greeted...

Falling in Love with my Fall Garden! Fall is right around the corner! With summer officially coming to an end soon and my once lush garden is not producing much anymore, I stared thinking maybe this year I could plant a fall garden. I’ve never done a fall garden so I decided to look up which crop...

Pretty As A Peach; Let’s Talk Peaches Shall We? Origins: Although its botanical name, which literally translates as 'Persian plum', suggests the peach originated from Persia (modern-day Iran), genetic research indicates that it actually comes from China. First cultivated: Peaches have been cultiv...

Hidden in public and flaunted in the bedroom: Underware, My Oh MyThere is still some disagreement over who created the first set of undergarments. Some people say that the English were the first people to make underwear as we know it today, while others say that the Ancient Egyptians were the fir...

Pie to the Left of Me, Pie to the Right of Me…..Love Pie!Pie season is upon us and I predict that you will be making or buying a pie sometime in the near future, whether it is fruit, vegetable, meat or sweet desert.  There is something about this delectable dish that provokes childhood memories a...

Let’s Flex Some Mussels Mussels: A Dive into Their Rich History and Culinary TraditionMussels, those delectable bivalves from the sea, have a history as rich as their flavor. From ancient times to modern gastronomy, mussels have played a significant role in various cuisines around the world. In t...

A Tree for a Child’s Fantasy One of my favorite trees even as a child was the willow tree.  The 2 that I love the most is Weeping Willow and Corkscrew Willow. We had a Weeping Willow tree that had wisteria ground in it.  So playing under it was magical.  I had a large umbrella shaped structure wi...

Cry Me A River: The Onion  I had went to see my grandchildren in Georgia.  We went out one day to Athens Georgia to go into Thrift/Antique Stores, which is a family pastime.  Low and behold the lady at the counter in one of them was eating her lunch.  It smelled delicious and looked so tasty.  So...