Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Interveiw

Huge thanks to Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles for a fantastic interview. Thanks for having me!

Mother's Day Gift Ideas and Me on TV

Y'all, Mother's Day is upon us. And if there is anything I love, it's a Mother or a Mimi!

Here are couple quick suggestions for last minute Mother's Day gifts that any mother is sure to love.

My book! A Time to Cook

Also, recently I was asked to be a part of a gift guide for a wonderful jewelry company, Ex Voto.

Below are my three picks. All pieces are made in the USA in their Montgomery studio-showroom and a portion of every sale goes to fund pediatric brain cancer research. 

I could see Mama or Mimi in this....

My sister, Maggie, a new mother, in this...

And my friend, SB, in these ear bobs. Her kids love owls and she is a former Chi Omega. Can I get a hootie hoot?!

Also, don't forget about the Farmer and his TV appearances this week! Today (Tuesday) I'm on Good Day Atlanta and Thursday I will be chatting it up with Hoda and Kathie Lee on TODAY. I can't wait to fill them in on all things Charleston and window boxes!

Set your DVR.

The Farmer on TODAY

Alright folks... This Farmer is thrilled beyond measure to announce a fun television appearance coming this week. Do any of y'all watch Kathie Lee and Hoda on the TODAY Show? Well, if y'all do, then you'll see yours truly with those gals this Thursday, live from Charleston, South Carolina!

As an editor-at-large with Southern Living, I am going to teach KLG and Hoda how to plant classic, Charleston-style window boxes that we at the magazine have written about. From the classic planting schemes, to a twist on tradition, to a box filled with mint to make your own juleps, I cannot wait to teach Kathie Lee and Hoda some fun Southern-style and Farmer-style garden living!

So y'all tune in this Thursday to catch me on TODAY! Yet, even before then, watch me Tuesday on Good Day Atlanta and get inspired for a Mother's Day tableau! See y'all soon!

To see my last appearance on TODAY click here.

Today Show Tableau

Well, this Farmer and his sisters traversed and trooped up to the Big Apple for the Today Show. Fun times had by all, but before the event could ensue, I had to have my dress rehearsal right here in Kathleen, Georgia!

I set the table, donning the board with fall’s finest fruits, flowers and foliage, all in prep for the live show the following week. I wasn’t nervous about the camera but more so whether or not the materials would all arrive (broken plates, check!!!) and the sort. Thankfully, enough materials were worthy for their debut after a cross country shipment, and I set the whole tablescape up again – this time in NYC and in Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center! Here’s an homage to autumn a la table top décor and my preliminary round for national TV!

Fruits, flowers and foliage –  the three “F’s” every tablescape needs. Croton leaves, dried hydrangeas, old fashioned asters, pomegranates, persimmons, and oranges and a myriad of  sundry garden accoutrements. Chargers of the seasons loveliest leaves, sweet potato soufflé topped with candied pecans and cranberries and served a l’orange, and apple votives nod to the season with flair. Julep cups filled with Apple Ginger Sparklers and garnished with candied ginger and cinnamon sticks further fill the scape with festive fun. With these drinks, Mr. Roker and I would toast to a happy fall!

Fall is my favorite season –  a Southerner’s reward for surviving the summer! With a tapestry the season’s elements woven for this tableau, it is truly a joy to celebrate this time of year. From this Farmer’s garden, kitchen, table, and the TODAY Show, Happy Fall, ya’ll!!!