Red, White and Blue for a Holiday Tableau

There’s no denying it. I. Love. Plaid. My roommates at Auburn referred to my closet as the “Al Borland Collection.” You remember Al from Tim Allen’s Tool Time on Home Improvement… anyways. I do love plaid – especially blue plaid. And gingham, and Tattersall’s, and buffalo and cabin… ya’ll know this.

 

I love the geometry that plaids and checks create (geometry the only course of math in which I excelled) and I relish how the repletion of pattern creates order and style. For a tabletop in particular, I just cannot wait to blanket the board with a grid of gingham or plateau of plaid. Christmastime in particular is a plaid-tastic time of year – from the shirts to the pants to the socks and stockings and ribbons – plaid finds its way into our décor and into our wardrobes.

The Farmer's Dozen: A Christmas Wishlist from Onward Reserve

For this Farmer's Dozen, I wanted to share a dozen or so "must haves"  for Christmas from Onward Reserve. Whether Santa can manage all of this or just a part, I know I’ll be a happy Farmer on Christmas morn, as will be the man in your life. Whether you need an awesome gift for your brother, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin, boyfriend or boss, Onward Reserve will have just the right gift.  And for the ladies in your life, they've got Barbour apparel for her as well.

Ho, ho, ho, I want to go, go, go… shopping at Onward Reserve! 

1. Pair of Ray Ban Aviators. Always cool, man. Always.
2. Candles. Deck the halls with incredible scents! And once you're finished with these, they make fabulous bourbon or high ball glasses.
3. Plaid shirts from MK, Barbour, Southern Point and Peter Millar. Because I could always use a little more plaid in my life.
4. Exploded gingham button-down from Peter Millar. Exploded Gingham!!! Need I say more?
5. Cashmere sweater from Peter Millar. Soft, warm and oh so chic. A classic!
6. A Smathers and Branson needlepoint belt with fox and hounds. A statement piece that is simply amazing!
7. A Peter Millar “game day” shirt. Of course I want the navy one with an orange AU!
8. Barbour jackets for my sisters. What gal doesn't want to dress like Kate Middleton?
9. Yeti cooler. A. Maze. Ing!!
10. Filson luggage. In all shapes and sizes
11. Martin Dingman Aligator belt. Every Southern gent needs one!
12. Ties (neck and bow). 
13. Cummerbund and tie from SandB, Birddog Bay. What's more festive than a cumberbund?!

Don we now our FREAKING AWESOME apparel!

***And here's another very merry offering from Onward Reserve: Order $300 or more online and get FREE overnight shipping! 

Farmertones

I continue to be inspired by Pantone's Color of the Year for 2013. 

Go green!

Paula Deen Guest Blog: It's All About the Biscuits!

So excited to be a guest blogger over at Paula Deen's blog today! Now you can have biscuits for breakfast, lunch, dinner... even dessert! 

CHECK IT OUT HERE

Teach a Man to Fish… or Farm! Or Just, Give a Goat!

Growing up with a farm, we had farm animals. Cows, chickens, ducks, geese, a pig or two and Marvin, our buffalo, made up a part of our menagerie. A few guineas, a pair of peacocks and of course dogs and cats rounded out our zoo. Mrs. Mary referred to my middle sister Maggie as “Ellie May” because of her love of all creatures great and small! As ardently as I loved the flora of our farm, Maggie loved the fauna. Meredith, aka “The Baby,” too loved the critters and squealed when the baby cows licked the sweet corn from her hand.

 

 
To quote Gerald O’Hara, “…land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for, worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for, because it's the only thing that lasts.” I love this!!!