I am terrible at keeping secrets... ...especially those wonderful, happy, ridiculously awesome secrets worthy of shouting from the rooftops!...

{ wine enthusiast } I consider myself a lover of wine. An oenophile, if you will. :o) I've always wanted to host a wine tasting, but si...

When deciding beverages to serve for a small Christmas gathering I hostessed over the weekend, I couldn't help longing for a childhood ...

I must sincerely apologize. I have been a very bad blogger lately. As in, completely MIA. My only excuse I can give you right now is this:...

{ happythings } I am so excited about my first giveaway...and am even more excited about announcing the fabulous winner and mailing of...

As I sit here on my lanai in gorgeous Maui, Hawaii {yes I realize how how evil I sound right now} I can't help but feel a twinge of sadn...

{ happythings } If you are reading this right now -- welcome to Modern Garden! Maybe you've stopped by before. I link most of my posts t...