by Marian Parsons | Mar 26, 2024 | a slice of life, Food & Fitness, Travel
When I was in my mid-20s, I became a Food Network junkie. We had just moved into the first home we owned, a 1,100 sq ft townhouse, and I had my own kitchen after living in my in-law’s basement for a couple of years while Jeff finished his undergrad degree. I...
by Marian Parsons | Mar 20, 2024 | a slice of life
If you have followed my Instagram Stories while I’ve been on vacation at Isle of Palms, it’s obvious that I’m a collector by the number of shells I add to my beachcombing bag to take home with me. I embraced the fact that I was a collector a long...
by Marian Parsons | Mar 17, 2024 | a slice of life, Favorite Things
My mom and I started talking about the IOP shell collection contest of 2022 before we even found our first shell this year. Once the competition was mentioned, though, my mom became unreasonably competitive. “I found the first olive shell!! I think that...
by Marian Parsons | Mar 14, 2024 | a slice of life, Favorite Things
We’ve been spending Spring Break at Isle of Palms, a beach in South Carolina we’ve visited with extended family a few times over the past four years. The thing my mom and I most love about this beach is the shelling. We can find wonderful shells and...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 15, 2023 | a slice of life
One of the best things about the online community is having the opportunity to find your people no matter where in the country or the world they live. One of those people I found was Daune of Cottage in the Oaks. We connected years ago over our love of paint and had...