It is officially OKAY to play Christmas music now! Yes. I’m one of those die-hard “we don’t play Christmas tunes til Black Friday” people, because my mother put the fear of God in me growing up. We were legitimately not allowed to play Christmas tunes until the day after Thanksgiving! Can we talk about the fact […]

So, I realize you’re probably in the middle of a Black Friday binge, so we’ll make this short: we’ve got a SWEET deal waiting for you over on the Abby Grace Shop! Call me crazy, but sometimes, I think discounts are overrated. But free stuff? Free stuff is GOLDEN! So today through Cyber Monday at […]

I know this has NOTHING to do with our usual repertoire of weddings, anniversaries, French travel and Harry Potter fandom. But tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and this is my FAVORITE thing to contribute to Matt’s family feast! I’m not gifted in the culinary department at all. So when I found this recipe on Emeril four years […]

I’ve been enamored with the idea of chateaus ever since I first learned what they are in my high school French class. My first visit to one (Versailles) this past spring left me absolutely breathless- I was SO inspired! The magnificence of the architecture, the sheer scale of it all, it’s a lot to take […]