Move Over Eva Gabor!

Eva Gabor has nothing on these two beauties!

Looks like a Green Acres remake might be in the works!

Holy Cow! No, Holy Buzzard!

I kid you not! This buzzzrd landed on the rail of the upstairs front porch! My desk sits less than 8 feet from where he landed.

Mollie Gets Married!

Kaye's cousin Mollie got married this past weekend to Mark Miller, a high school classmate of our son Massey. The wedding was held outdoors on Mollie's father's farm by a pond. Kathy and Tommy (Mollie's parents) spent a lot of time and effort to get ready for this event. Molly is a nurse and Mark is a graduate of VMI and has served two tours of duty in Iraq and received the Purple Heart. Mark plans to go to graduate school at VA Tech to pursue a master's degree in engineering. The couple plan to settle in Roanoke, VA. We wish them all the best!

Looks like they have done this before!

As the wedding party exited the venue, they danced up the isle.

Who said white people can't dance!

Just too Cute!

This is a picture of our grandaughter taken at a family wedding this past weekend. She has her papa and KK wrapped around her little finger!

Fripp Island

Check out this YouTube video about Fripp Island, South Carolina. It is really well done. Island Realty produced the video. We hope you too will come and discover this place we call paradise!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwP9AqiMddI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edestinationfripp%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded

I want that recipe!

One of our favorite desserts is this incredibly decadent carrot cake. We originally found this recipe in our 2003 edition of our Annual Southern Living Cookbook. We've made this cake several times for our friends here at the beach to incredible reviews. We fixed it for a party at our house over Memorial Day weekend and everyone wanted me to share the recipe.

It can also by found at by clicking on the link below:

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=426338

Best Carrot Sheet Cake

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated carrots (about 3 large carrots)
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (3 1/2-ounce) can sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Buttermilk Glaze
Cream Cheese Frosting

Preparation
Stir together first 4 ingredients.
Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in carrots and next 3 ingredients. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes; cover pan loosely with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, and bake 13 more minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Drizzle Buttermilk Glaze evenly over cake; cool completely in pan. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting evenly over cake.

Summer Salad

For Memorial Day weekend we tried this new salad recipe that we found in the June issue of Real Simple magazine and at http://www.realsimple.com/. It was a hit on the beach with our friends. As a result I wanted to share it with everyone. Corn will soon be available in the low country and in your area as summer approaches. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 cup walnuts
4 cups fresh corn kernels (from 4 ears), raw or cooked (we prefer raw)
2 jalapenos, seeded and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
kosher salt and black pepper
1/2 cup crumbled Feta (2 ounces)

Directions

Heat oven to 400° F. Spread the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool and roughly chop.

In a large bowl, combine the corn, jalapeños, lime juice, oil, walnuts, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

Sprinkle with the Feta before serving.