Kristin Schell
For the Love of Sweet Tea A year ago, Husband returned to a former love — sweet tea. I have no idea what prompted the hankering, but he came home with a gallon of unsweetened black tea, a box of Splenda, and never looked back. Me thinks he was missing his roots. Husband comes from a long line of sweet…
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Hurricane Harvey Dares to Mess with Texas Our neighbors to the south — all 6.5 million of them — are suffering the wrath of Hurricane Harvey. The Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph made landfall on Friday near Corpus Christi ravaging the coastline. Since then, Houston and surrounding areas have been devastated by an unprecedented amount of rain…
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Come to the Table It feels like Christmas in July. I can’t believe The Turquoise Table Collection from Tuesday Morning is finally in stores. Every piece has special meaning. Each item in the Collection was carefully chosen with one purpose in mind – to help you live as Front Yard People. Four years ago, I put the Turquoise Table in my…
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Peachy Neighbors I can always tell when my neighbor Doris is home because she leaves her white-paneled front door open. A thin, glass storm door keeps the bugs out and the cool air in. Recently, I noticed things were pretty quiet around Doris’ house. Her closed front door was the telltale sign. One morning, I wandered over to check on…
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Spontaneous Moments Life at the Turquoise Table is a multitude of tiny moments, mini-miracles really, strung together like radiant beams of light over the places we call home. Like the night my neighbor Monique reached out. I was at the kitchen sink doing dishes after dinner when she sent a text asking if we could talk. “Sure,” I replied. “Meet…
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Summer Time and the Living is Easy Longer days mean more time to enjoy gathering at the Turquoise Table with family and friends. Conversations linger well into the night and come-as-you-are is the only requirement. Spontaneous get-togethers are the best. I don’t know about you, but when I have too many planned events on my calendar I begin to get…
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