This weekend we took our baby to NOLA to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. We were both great friends with Ryan in college, and there was no doubt that we would be at his special day. Even if that meant driving over six hours with a 4.5 month old. To be fair, the baby isContinue reading “On taking a 4.5 month old to NOLA…”
Author Archives: Caroline Mitchell Carrico
Garden: Week whatever this is
We went out to the garden Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights because we still had 2/3 of the plot left to plant and the weeds were creeping and the poor things we had planted needed some love and looser soil. Over those days, we managed to get two rows completely weeded, tilled and planted withContinue reading “Garden: Week whatever this is”
2 Weeks at the Garden
Greg and I are doing pretty good on our resolution to spend more time at the garden this year. Well, except for this week because of the rain and the baptism/party/family in town this weekend. There’s a lot of getting ready that needs to happen at casa Carrico. Like recaulking the bathtub, and mopping, andContinue reading “2 Weeks at the Garden”
Read: Clarence Saunders and the Founding of Piggly Wiggly by Mike Freeman
Clarence Saunders and the Piggly Wiggly have ended up being oddly important to my professional career. I work at the museum housed in Saunders’ never-lived-in mansion that was funded by his creation of the self-service grocery chain. I wrote a graduate seminar paper on the city’s transformation of the mansion into a museum. Currently, IContinue reading “Read: Clarence Saunders and the Founding of Piggly Wiggly by Mike Freeman”
Mothers’ Day
My first Mothers’ Day as a mom was awesome. I got to sleep mostly through the night and then play with my laughing baby while lounging in bed. I ate homemade pancakes with sorghum-strawberry syrup outside, went to mass with a very large chunk of my family, ate a BBQ lunch outside with my husband,Continue reading “Mothers’ Day”
On nightless days…
There was no night last night. At least not for our sweet, lovable kid. [Adjectives employed to remind myself that despite the thoughts that run through my head at 3AM, he is always sweet and lovable.] To be fair, we did it to him. We stayed “late” [8:30] at Garrett’s graduation party because we wereContinue reading “On nightless days…”
Back to the garden
We made a family trip out to the garden on Sunday. Together with my mom, we have two, eight row plots at the Shelby Farms community garden. This is our third year out there and our second year having two plots. However, this is the first year that both Greg and I are fully investedContinue reading “Back to the garden”
On love…
It’s not our anniversary or his birthday or some day of special significance for the two of us. It’s Monday. And, like every Monday, he woke up and made me breakfast and fixed my coffee. We tag teamed our way out the door and later we will eat dinner together and play with our kidContinue reading “On love…”
Herb Garden
As with many projects of mine, this one took much longer than anticipated. I went to dig out a place for an herb garden so that I could place bricks longways [8″ down] around the exterior in an effort to keep oregano contained. I immediately broke an insulated copper wire. After worrying about it incessantlyContinue reading “Herb Garden”
The Gate
I’m not sure this fix even counts as a project, but we did it, so I say it does. Our gate is really tall, which is great for privacy. Unfortunately, it had no handle on the inside so shutting it was difficult. So we installed a handle. Problem solved. Like I said, not much ofContinue reading “The Gate”
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