Many of us have fabulous dining spaces in our homes … that collect dust. It’s time to fix that. This holiday season, and into the new year, resolve to fill your dining room with people you love, gathered together for good food and great conversation. I firmly believe that one of the greatest … [Read more...]
A Feast at Stoney Oaks Farm
Linda was on a mission. She and her husband, Mike, were hosting a farm-to-table feast at their home north of Kansas City to benefit their church. She stopped by Nell Hill’s on her hunt for the dishes and linens and other supplies she would need to create a beautiful fall table in her barn. A … [Read more...]
Inspiration for Thanksgiving and Fall Dinners
There’s the Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving. Beautiful, perfect. Then … there is the Garrity Thanksgiving. Not so beautiful, not so perfect. In fact, after the last friends and relatives wobble out our door after a raucous day of thanks, my home is more fit for a hazmat unit than a photo shoot. I guess … [Read more...]
Lunch with Interior Design Legend Bunny Williams
It takes a lot to pry me away from Nell Hill’s during our busy season. Day off? No way. Starting in August, the Nell Hill’s team and I go, go, go, helping customers get ready for the holiday season. But then this happened. A deliciously beautiful invitation to attend a luncheon benefitting … [Read more...]
A Fall Picnic: Relaxed Elegance
Sometimes you just have to escape to a quiet spot in nature and drink in. Especially in the fall, when Mother Nature is particularly showy in her dress. Where we live in the Midwest, we are blessed with all types of terrain to explore. I grew up in a historic river town on the banks of the … [Read more...]
A Rainy Day Luncheon at the Lake
A few years ago, I threw the hottest dinner party in the neighborhood. Literally. I set dinner on fire. To make matters even worse, I wasn’t even really cooking. I was just reheating some gourmet pizza I had picked up at a restaurant (who knew cardboard pizza boxes were so flammable?). Good thing … [Read more...]
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