Last week we got the garden back under control. Then it rained (and rained and rained). The good news is things are growing. The bad news, it’s a weedy mess out there. I hoed and hand weeded the sweet potato patch as best I could, but the mud made it a bit challenging. There is,Continue reading “Coming home with food”
Author Archives: Caroline Mitchell Carrico
Residents of the Pink Palace Mansion
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Clarence Saunders never lived in his pink Georgia marble mansion. In fact, he went bankrupt while the mansion was being built, and the unfinished building was given to the City of Memphis in 1926. Saunders never lived in the mansion, but over the museum’s history a…
Baby Bingo
I’m pretty much willing to do anything to build up my kid’s library. Without overstating it, I think reading is magic. It has been a constant in my life, from my leisure activity to a huge component of what I do for a living. I read for fun, I read for work, and I readContinue reading “Baby Bingo”
Raised Beds
Back in March, our friends Chris, Patrick and Claire helped us construct raised beds on the side of our house. Our neighborhood is full of mature trees, which makes it both beautiful and shady. The only place that gets consistent sunlight is the south side of the house. When we moved in, that area was plantedContinue reading “Raised Beds”
Mostly planted
While Greg worked from home and dealt with the air conditioning situation, I spent two hours weeding the plot. Last week was Italian Fest, and the days we had planned on working the garden were rainy messes. That means weeds. Greg spent two and a half hours tilling and weeding yesterday so I followed upContinue reading “Mostly planted”
Memphis Milano at The Dixon
Our air conditioner appears to be circling the drain. It’s a long story, but suffice it to say that our house is very warm and the last thing I wanted to do was spend the heat of the day in our many square foot oven. The baby and I took advantage of Dixon Gallery andContinue reading “Memphis Milano at The Dixon”
On mud…
Italian Fest turned into a mud pit by Friday afternoon. Really smelly mud. Because of the downpour, we didn’t serve nearly as many people as we normally do. About 175. So we have lots of gravy left over. It was fun and a bit weird to be there with my baby. The kid rocked someContinue reading “On mud…”
Update: Asparagus
They’re growing!
Clyde Parke Circus Post
Clyde Parke Circus Post I wrote my first blog post for the new Pink Palace Museum blog. Check it out.
On celebrating Italy
This week is Italian Fest week. In other words, one of my favorite, exhausting, spectacular family traditions. For as long as I can remember, my family–grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, siblings–comes together as Rome(r), Italy (my mom’s maiden name is Romer). We set up shop in a couple of tents at Marquette Park and spendContinue reading “On celebrating Italy”
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