Meghan E Gray

Scars make us real.

April 7, 2014October 13, 2017 - by Meghan G - 4 Comments.

It’s okay to be broken. It’s okay to put yourself back together again the best you can. It’s okay to have scars.

Spring Blooms collage daffodil periwinkle and forsythia

Spring at last!

April 5, 2014April 6, 2014 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

Spring took its sweet time this year, and now that it has arrived, it seems to be working by my personal motto: Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. We had weeks of snow and drear and no flowers and now everything is arriving in the same week. Cherry blossoms, redbud trees, cup & saucer magnolias, daffodils, periwinkle, and forsythia are just a few. Sort of supports the theory that our late spring will also be short, as we move directly into summer. I hope you are also having beautiful weather and that you are able to make the most of it this weekend!

Easter Dinner with one hand tied behind your back: HoneyBaked Ham giveaway & discount {Sponsored}

April 3, 2014April 15, 2014 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

You all know that I love to entertain, but anyone who’s ever seen a cake decorated by yours truly knows that it’s all about the eating and the time with friends and family around here. (And to all the people who have found my posts by searching for “cake decorating ideas,” listen, I’m really sorry. Google must be having fun at your expense.)

Apricot Chicken

April 2, 2014October 6, 2017 - by Meghan G - 2 Comments.

Have you ever had one of those really simple recipes that was just… SO GOOD you cannot believe it? This is one of them. Five ingredients, one dish, unbelievably good.

future rain garden turns puddles into hands on science

Back Yard Science: Rain, Rain (garden) go away…

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 - by Meghan G - 2 Comments.

But as we’ll inevitably have a drought by summer’s end, if you’re coming, come to stay. We’ve had quite the stormy weekend, and all I can say is… apparently that …

Meghan’s Homemade Red Sauce

March 26, 2014October 6, 2017 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

I have many, many fond memories of my mother cooking sauce on the stove when I was a kid. Stirring the sauce turned into something that felt intuitive, although it was obviously learned. If Mom had to go for a walk or step away for a while, “Stir the sauce” was the parting reminder. Making home made sauce turns into part of the rhythm of things, like your heartbeat or the bass line of a really good song. Plus, it’s FREAKING DELICIOUS, PEOPLE. Seriously freaking delicious. You can also process and freeze your own garden tomatoes and they work great in this recipe, but here it is with store-bought ingredients.