March 2007 Archives

I was so surprised when a Nashville florist left this rose bouquet on my doorstep!

I'm a flower snob. I usually make my own bouquets from the garden or wholesale flower shops in the Nashville area.

If you have to send flowers to Brentwood, TN, I recommend calling a local florist directly. You'll have more reassurance of overall style and quality.

You can also give specific instructions, like "lose the FTD mug, the glitter-sprayed carnations and please, oh, please--no leather leaf fern!"

American Idol's adult contemporary episode whittles the contestants down to the Top 10. Pop idol Gwen Stefani shelled out some gentle--but warranted--criticism to Haley Scarnato and Chris Sligh.

So when Melinda Doolittle rehearsed "Heaven Knows" by Donna Summers, guess what Gwen Stefani had to say:

"She blew me away. Amazing performance, beautiful and kind of mindblowing."

"I would say good luck, but I don't think she's going to need it."

Feel like joining me in a project?

We have some corporate guests who will be staying at a Brentwood hotel. My job is assembling "Welcome to Nashville" gift baskets for their arrival!

Shopping, taste-testing, and gift wrapping Tennessee products? This is my idea of a fun time in Brentwood!

This week, I took the kids on our annual Easter pilgrimage to Phillips Toy Mart. Not to study the Erector sets or Breyer horses, though...

We visit the cutest display of live Easter bunnies in the Nashville area!

The weather's getting warm, and the trout stocked in the Harpeth River won't last much longer.
Where's another good spot to fly fish near Brentwood?

Pack your gear, because we're taking a day trip to Normandy Dam and the Duck River!

Brentwood's Melinda Doolittle was a stunning finale to American Idol's Top 11 episode.

I'll admit, I was a little worried when I saw the British Invasion theme--but Melinda's soulful touch to "As Long As He Needs Me" made all the difference.

As did her fresh new look...

What's more fun than hunting Easter eggs?

Why, hunting for MORE Easter eggs, of course!

We've been gathering a basket of Easter fun, ourselves. Here are listings of Easter egg hunts convenient to Brentwood, Williamson County, and Nashville: