Hello and happy Sunday on this first post of 2025! Posting a little later than my usual Seven on Sunday window, but here I am. It’s been a travel day, and I only partially completed my Sunday post earlier, so it’s coming to your email box a little later than usual.
Before diving in, I want to address something that came up after my earlier post today. This morning, I shared a note explaining that I wouldn’t be including my usual Seven on Sunday post and instead included a letter I had written around the new year—better late than never!Unfortunately, a couple of comments were left pointing out and almost demanding that I “work on” typos within my posts. While I understand that these remarks might be well-meaning, I feel the need to clarify a few things and make myself very clear.
I write this blog out of love. It is my passion, and I care deeply about what I share with you. However, I am human, and I do not have a team working behind the scenes to edit or assist me. It’s just me, myself, and I. Like many of you, I juggle a busy life. I run a business, manage two households, and have a family with their own needs. I’m also a grandmother now, and I am doing my best to spend as much time as possible with my precious grandson. My plate is full, and I embrace it all wholeheartedly because I love what I do.
That said, I do the very best I can. Typos might occasionally slip through, and that’s simply part of the package. If you’re here, I hope you can appreciate the content, the heart, and the effort I put into my posts—even if they come with the occasional imperfection. After all, life is not perfect.
To those who felt the need to comment, I want to kindly but firmly say this- If typos bother you to the point where they overshadow the content, then perhaps this blog isn’t the right fit for you.
I’m here for the joy of sharing, connecting, and inspiring—and I welcome everyone who wants to join me on this journey, typos and all. Thank you to those who understand, who support, and who continue to make this blog such a meaningful part of my life. Onward and upwards….
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1 A FEW PALMETTO BLUFF HIGHLIGHTS What can I say, this place never gets old for me! It is like I always say, a much needed tonic to help restore my soul. When I am there I cannot imagine feeling more relaxed and when I am not, I dream about when I get to go back next. Visits never seem long enough, and I always find myself bargaining with “whats one more day”! The difference this time around is Phillip. He is the best reason of all to come back:) Just a few highlights from my visit this past week-
Went into Savannah for a fun day, will do a post on it soon!
Just can’t get enough of the moss draped oaks
Finally making progress on finishing up window seats and accents for the 2 bedrooms upstairs!
2 A NEW SERIES…..WILL YOU BE WATCHING? I have mixed feelings on Meghan and am sure there are a wide range of opinions of her out there in the little Enchanted Home universe. However I have to admit, this does looks right up my alley. Cooking, gardening, entertaining? Sign me up!
3 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST With the holidays behind us, I am getting back to simply beautiful instagrams that inspire….
4 THE BEST CHICKEN SALAD As I am trying to get back to healthy eating, I made one of my most favorite go to’s. Anyone I have shared this with raves about it and say they make it on a regular basis. Seriously the best chicken salad I have eaten. Love it in a wrap or a multi grain bread, but you could serve it with anything, including on a bed of lettuce or flatbreads. It is also super delicious on a croissant if you are feeling a little more decadent:)
BEST EVER CHICKEN SALAD
3 – 4 lbs of chicken parts (bone-in, skin-on thighs and breasts work well) (you’ll need about 3 to 4 cups of cooked chicken) I cut mine super small I use chicken boneless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons quality olive oil
1 cup of seedless grapes, sliced in half (red and green varieties are great)
1 cup almonds, thinly sliced (optional) This is a must add, gives great texture
2 celery ribs, chopped thinly
3 scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped ( I about doubled this as I love dill and it adds a lot to this)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise (I USE 1/2 cup and 1/2 greek plain yogurt)
Juice of 1 lemon or more
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Kosher salt (start with ½ teaspoon, then add more, to taste)
Freshly ground pepper
Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
Rub oil all over the chicken pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes (internal temp should reach 165 F). .
Remove the chicken, let cool, then pull the meat from the bones and roughly chop.
In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, grapes, almonds, celery, scallions, dill & parsley
In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, lemon, mustard, salt and pepper.
Add the mayonnaise mixture to the chicken mixture, and gently stir until will mixed.
Refrigerate for at least an hour.
Serve on a bed of green leaves with sliced tomatoes and avocado. Or, serve on bread with green leaf lettuce. Add more toppings to your taste!
5 TRADITIONAL MEETS TRANSITIONAL DONE RIGHT! I love this home. It is classic and elegant, sophisticated yet current. I think this was beautifully done because while it feels mostly traditional yet it feels updated. Love the soothing colors, cohesiveness from room to room and the bright sunlight streaming in just adds to the beauty inside.Click here to find out more about this fabulous home over at Atlanta Homes Magazine.
6 PRENUVO Who’s familiar with it? I have one friend who did it and she now has me considering it. She said it was very quick and results came fast (thankfully she, for the most part got a clean bill of health). If you are not familiar, its a full body scan that can scan for up to 500 potential health issues. On one hand, it could be lifesaving, on the other, its almost overwhelming to think about what they might come up with! I find it fascinating. Downside is that insurance companies do not cover it and its expensive. That said, what better investment is there than your health? Would be curious if anyone has done it and if so your thoughts. Click here to find out more.
7 SUNDAY’S SURVEY Christmas the holiday are over. The new year has begun. What’s your frame of mind? Mine, is honestly relief. I put myself under so much pressure this past holiday, that I am truly glad the holidays and the anticipation, planning and anxiety are behind me. It’s time to look ahead to a new year, a clean slate and start thinking about what I want to achieve in 2025! How about you?
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And that’s a wrap for this first Sunday post in 2025! I hope you enjoyed it and feel free to let me know if something in particular resonated with you. Always appreciate you stopping by. Wishing you a wonderful Sunday afternoon, until next time…
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These are so beautiful and a great starting point for a tablescape, party or just to breath some new life into a spot that’s been emptied of holiday decor:)
Another beautiful and happy post. Part of your sharing relates to how friends may have an occasional typo. It is such a part of being a real caring person.
For those who need absolute perfection at every turn, they need to indeed find another place. What I always look forward to with your every post is your sincerity and how nothing is perfect. Keep sharing.
Kudos to you, Tina.
Those who complain about typos are real meanies with nothing better to do but find fault. You are a real treasure.
As far as Meghan Markle, UGH.
Tina, I look forward to your Seven on Sunday every week. I enjoy the recipes, instagram pics, home tours and pictures of your homes.. much appreciated!
My Best, Sheryl
Beautiful pictures of your Palmetto home!
To those people who complain about typos— “Get a Life”. We are all human and should be treated with kindness,
dignity and respect.
With the auto correct on our phones and laptops it is so easy to have mistakes due to the automatic changes this equipment makes. Those individuals looking for perfection in others should look at themselves in the mirror. I am sure they fall short and make human mistakes too.
I’m never going to get used to those that feel the need to be negative and or criticize non controversial/positive posts. I actually feel sorry for them, for obvious reasons. Keep sharing your heartwarming blog and scroll past negativity.
Happy New Year Tina ! I wholeheartedly agree with you with regards to people who criticize your blog posts. . You invest many precious hours of your valuable time every week to post your blogs for us ,your readers, to enjoy. You ask for nothing in return! Wishing you and your family blessings upon blessings 🙏🙏🙏
I love your blogs.!!! I can’t imagine anyone correcting you. We all should be pleased that you take the time to share your life with us. Please don’t stop. Everyone is loving all of your pictures and stories and wish we could go along. We are lucky that you take a minute to share the joy!!!
You are a rare breed, love your authenticity and kind heart not to mention your many exceptional talents!!
Love your PB home!! Also make your chicken recipe all the al time. Best recipe😊 And I am SO glad the holidays are behind us, with a house full of sick people, can’t tell you how happy I am that it’s over🤣
Anyone who feels the need to find typos is either too “dense” to figure out the intended meaning of your comment or even worse, is so insecure they get pleasure finding everyone else’s mistakes so they will feel better about their own! Oh brother! Please ignore them and continue to share your fabulous content.
Your Palmetto Bluff home looks lovely, and I’m so looking forward to following along on your new home renovations, it’s such a learning process just watching all of the decisions.
Thank you for such beautiful content, sharing recipes, and little Phillip is a doll! When one has a very full life, we can all pray our biggest hurdles are typos!
Just finished the Polo series on Netflix that the Sussexes produced. Really enjoyed it and look forward to checking out the lifestyle series. They weren’t prominently in the Polo series but did have a bit of a cameo, along with Serena Williams.
As to typos…I sure have my fair share. Thank goodness for spell check, but it is not always my friend.
Thank you so very much for your wonderful, beautiful enjoyable blog! I read every post, have for so many years. Please, please, ignore the nasty imbeciles. It’s too bad they bother you, but that’s what they want. You seem like a lovely, kind, thoughtful person who does care about spelling and grammar. Your blog is so enjoyable for me and for so many others. Truly. I have many of your blue and white porcelains and etched glass in my house and love them all! I wish you lots of good luck with your renovation, patience, and resilience. I am sure you will love the end result, as your new house is just stunning as is. Thank you for writing this blog and for all the beautiful products you bring. I appreciate it very much! Have a wonderful trip! Enjoy!
Dear Tina: I am writing regarding comments you’ve received about proofreading and mistakes readers have found. As an author, my work goes through two editors and a professional proofreader and we still find mistakes that have escaped the Eagle eyes of four people. If you would like me to proofread your posts, please let me know. I would be happy to look them over for any glaring errors I might find. I enjoy your posts tremendously and look forward to Seven on Sunday. I would be happy to help free of charge. My best, Sue Dugan
We are all human. Keep writing the blog and don’t worry about the typos. Some people need to find something to do and they will not have time to see or be bothered by the typos.
I never comment but have felt compelled to address the grammatical criticisms of your Sunday posts. I am amazed at the scope of your knowledge and the depth of your energy to share all with us. I am a retired Art History professor and find your blog refreshing and on point. Please keep it up on your terms and at your speed. BRAVA
Tina, re. the typos – well said! Carry on! Thank you for inspiring us, challenging us, resourcing us, and sharing with us! Happy New Year and enjoy that sweet grandbaby!
Kudos to you for speaking out! I so look forward to and enjoy all your posts. Those typos don’t bother me one bit!! Why anyone would focus on something so trivial is beyond me. Keep sharing!!!
Tina – THANK YOU for being your authentic, beautiful inside and out YOU! When I read the comments, I was shocked and first, hoped you would not see them and now, I love that you addressed them. Every week, I look so forward to your post and what I will see, try, learn and copy of course. Please keep doing YOU!
Happy New Year Tina. Are these people commenting on typos the same from months ago. You addressed this very issue last year, their memory must be fading. How refreshing that you don’t have a team behind you, writing this blog, it would lose it’s essence of you. Re Palmetto Bluff, just take Phillip along with you and problem solved re having to come back to reality, lol.
Tina-
You were probably flooded with comments after your blog today, and frankly, I am so happy you called out the little people that felt a need to point out typos! While I “may” have noticed them, I respect your time and passion so much, that I would never want to take the wind out of your sails to comment about them. So pat yourself on the back and keep on giving your generous and wonderful content, that no interior designer would ever offer up. You’re basically sharing brilliant info for people to attempt to do things on their own, a HUGE monetary value that these little people obviously don’t appreciate it…Perhaps there is some jealousy on their part too, because you do have the best of all worlds. I personally love it!
And thank you to you and your Enchanted Home Customer Service team for always making sure the customer is fully and completely satisfied. That was the way I handled my business when I had my shop Pear Tree House. My slogan for the shop was A Lifestyle Store for Classic and Gracious Living. And you have definitely provided that!
XOXO
Tina – you represent grace and gratitude. I believe in ignoring people who do not have kind hearts. Life is too short. You have a lovely blog. I enjoy it immensely!
Shocked that anyone would comment on your faux pas in grammar. Quite rude and unnecessary. Have they listened to the national news broadcasts lately? They are full of them.
Happy New Year!
The joy and enthusiasm you transmit in your blogs is contagious! It is very admirable that you juggle so many projects and obligations, and I often wonder how you do it! Please continue doing everything you do! The stories of your great trips are so enjoyable, as is everything you share with us!
The first thing I do on Sunday morning, after perusing the NYT, is to look for your Seven on Sunday post. I don’t give a flying you know what if there are typos in your narrative, what I enjoy and look forward to every week is an escape into the beauty you live and share so generously with those of us lucky enough to follow you and vicariously share your life story. Thank you for opening the door into your life and inviting the rest of us in. You exude love of family, positivity and love in all you do; you are a blessing
No worries about typos … most of us have been there, done that. 🤔 On another note, I generally feel neutral about public figures when first encountering them, with some naturally being more endearing than others. It happens, however, that on rare occasions my antenna is alerted and I receive intuitive bad vibes about an individual. This was the case of MM from the time of her engagement interview. I live in Toronto where she was filming for six years but she was an unknown. Alhough she may have her followers, I choose not to view or listen to her because I trust my intuition, which has guided me in the past.
Please ignore the criticism. I love your posts, and particularly look forward to Seven on Sunday with a fresh pot of coffee. But I would never want my enjoyment with you posts to come at the cost of anxiety or stress for you. (p.s. I will not be watching Meghan and I read the full body scans have not been shown to be of benefit (I am not a Dr.))
I can’t believe people get so upset over a typo. If they think they can do better than they should do a blog. You amaze me with all that you do and that you do it so beautifully keep it up Tina. I love getting your Sunday blogs. another thought . Another thought people that find fault with people are people that basically are not happy and they find fault with everybody so just don’t let those mean spirited people bother you.
Tina, I have been reading your blog for a decade or longer and truly do not know how you get it all done. Appreciate you and the time and effort you put into your blog. I would absolutely love to have one of those scans. I am not familiar with the brand, and it is pricey, but if I had money burning a hole in my pocket, I would get one.
With all the chaos in the world I look forward to and truly enjoy your posts. This Christmas was particularly difficult as my best friend lost her battle with aggressive brain cancer, for this reason I’m relieved to see the holiday in the rear view mirror. Regarding the “typo” comments-ignore them and keep writing, I love that you take the time to share your heart, talent and precious Phillip with your readers.
Sorry you had to deal with such awful people and glad you told them to move along. You are a class act, your mom should be proud. Also, did I miss the winner of the last giveaway?
I agree with Janet as I had commented earlier. Thanks for sharing everything with us thru your blog. Your Palmetto Bluff home is beautiful. I won’t be watching Meghan’s show. Looking forward to seeing the antique store pictures. Love antiques…
Although I have only read the very beginning of this post, I am COMPELLED to respond to those MOST immature readers who have complained relative to your typos!!!!!! As a retired college educator with a doctorate from a major U.S. university, your blog is your sharing of your heart and is NOT a dissertation nor is it a legal document. It is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous that some people would stoop so LOW as to ridicule your typos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your content and typos!
You are super human in my book when I see a typo I say,” she is real like me! Love her!” Maybe I can do it too!
It’s really an inspiration!
Thank you
I am building in south Carolina your bluff diaries are my inspiration.
Love you!
Kate
Tina, just be true to yourself. If you enjoy what you are doing , continue. You can’t please everyone and they need to go find their happiness somewhere else.
Hey Tina, thanks for the nice Seven On Sunday post. I’ve got a simple fix for your editing problem! If you don’t want to hire an editor, try using ChatGPT. It’s amazing! Next time you write your post, write it into ChatGPT and ask for it to be rewritten correcting typos, spelling, and grammar. In less than one second — voila! Your work will come back corrected. You can even add “style,” or “ professionalism” or “using legalese” or any other cue to Chat GPT. Just decide how you want it to edit your work and it will do it for you. You will only have to do a quick final proofread because Chat GPT is AI and sometimes isn’t exactly what you want, but I think you will find it an editing shortcut whiz! Let me know how it works out!
Love your post and the beautiful things you share from your heart. It’s nice to have a positive point to this crazy world. It’s sad there are those who feel the need to criticize a typo. Your number one priority is and should be your family. You like the rest of us are only human we make errors along the way. As I have told my children and my grands “ It’s no biggie” things happen.
From someone who makes typos and writing errors, I’m sorry some readers of your blog would make such comments. To those individuals – do you enjoy the blog or are you just a person who doesn’t understand and are always looking to complain? Move on. It’s Tina’s blog not yours. Hear is an error for you in this sentence. I know you see it. Thrilled?
I enjoy all your articles and am not bothered one bit by a few typos. At this age I feel lucky if I can spell my name and arthritic hands make typing a challenge! Keep writing.
Jealousy = negativity! I wouldn’t even bother responding if I were you.
Your southern home is beautiful. What is freaking me out is the pond. My sister lives in North Carolina with a pond in her yard and she seems to. be forever sending me pics with alligator(s) in it.
Ditto on the pond! I don’t want to be negative but I am deathly afraid of gators…but then again I am from Wisconsin, so what do I know! lol! It is lovely!
I’m always shocked at the nastiness of some individuals, especially when you are gracious enough to share so many beautiful ideas and experiences that so many of us love and benefit from. My favorite comment regarding this type of behavior came from my father. I was upset about a comment someone had made and this was his advice to me, “You really should pity people like that because you can walk away and have a good day. They’re stuck with themselves!”
Tina, love ❤️ you much. I appreciate your blog and thank God for us who have typos in our lives instead of po-types. Thanks for starting the New Year off to a good start 👍
I would not worry about a slip up like a typo! If that is the worst mistake in life you make, Consider yourself lucky. I love your blog! I love your gift shop and I hope you bring back the wavey wicker tables in Green size small and the lovely painted lacquer tables! Red, green or slate blue! Love them❤️💚🩶💙
Dearest Tina
Wishing you a very Happy New Year and thank you for all the beautiful holiday posts filled with such inspiration. They were a real sanctuary that I could enjoy over this hectic season. I spent some time in London for the holidays which was a lot and had a little early birthday celebration, so please forgive me for the belated wishes. I hope you and your lovely family have had a Happy Christmas, your very first with baby Philip and a nice break at beautiful Palmetto Bluff after many busy weeks.
I know 2024 will always be the most special for becoming a grandmother. But all year you have continued to inspire and delight me by sharing so much beauty, friendship and inspiration, for which I am so grateful and forever appreciative. I know it is hard work to write this for us, and thank you with all my heart. One of the nicest things of 2024 was seeing you travel to some of your wish list destinations and I hope that will continue. I love everything on your blog, it is a joy and pleasure to read. Ive never even noticed a typo, they are part of life and life’s too short my darling friend.
As I go towards this 60th birthday milestone, one of the nicest things in my world of beauty ( in which I try to live ) is being here with you Tina. I treasure what you do and always look forward to following along, cheers to 2025
Happy New Year to you and your family
With my fondest love
Sallyxx
I feel bad that you are trying to bring some fun into our lives with your blog, yet are being criticized for typos-ridiculous! People can be so petty and critical. I find that it is so easy to have typos if I don’t hit a key right. No big deal. Keep sending those blogs, typos and all, out to us. It brings some us us joy. Blessings to you and your family. We too are about to have our first grandchild, and it is a little boy!
Would suggest that you skip Meghan’s show altogether and go to the source that ‘Inspired’ her version which is the cookery/lifestyle show by Emma Weymouth, The Marchioness of Bath and chatelaine of Longleat House in Wiltshire called Emma’s Kitchen. Like Meghan she is mixed race ( half Nigerian/half English), has 2 gorgeous children and is the first mixed race person to marry a Marquess hence her title, but unlike Meghan, isnt at war with her in-laws, birth family or the UK public.
Whatever happened to the rule, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all? Thank you for your thoughtful posts! I look forward to seeing them and have gotten great inspiration from you.
Thank you for calling out the naysayers. That is one of the problems with the world today. Many seem to need to comment negatively. and find fault with everything. There are thousands of people, including me, who love your Blog, typos and all. Who, among us, never make a typo or mistake.
Tina, keep doing what you do. You have opened a world to many with your beautiful posts. Please know that you are Loved and Appreciated. God Bless you and your beautiful Family!
I love your blog and have been following it since you started the renno on your last home. Ignore those typo-nitpickers who must not have anything going on in their lives except to worry about spelling errors.
Oh, and PLEASE (on a personal note) do not give that wretched woman, Megan Markle, any mention on your lovely blog. She’s an out-and-out liar and just a nasty person. Your blog covers all things lovely and true and she certainly doesn’t fit the category…..
Lastly, a shout out to Margaret – one of your customer service staff…..I recently purchased one of your tray tables (BEAUTIFUL!!) and she was fabulous in supporting me through the process.
Hi Tina , iam writing to you from the uk , I have followed you for years and always enjoy your blog take no notice these people , your are human!!
Onwards and upwards Tina ‘. Wishing you and your family a Happy new year xxxx
Demanding you work on your typos just further confirms to me how very entitled people have become. No further thought about those critical comments needed.
Tina, thanks for addressing the “fault finders” with love and class! WHO doesn’t make typos and mistakes?
(Sometimes mine change the whole context of my communication …. Really?) Couldn’t agree more with your reply! Nicely put! Keep up your awesome posts! Silly me, thought The Grinch left after Christmas
I am very sorry to hear that you were the subject of “mean girl” posts about typos. Please know that I, for one, really appreciate the immense amount of work you do every day while still posting about your life. I am pretty sure there are few of us who haven’t made a typo or two (thanks autocorrect!) Just keep posting for those of us who appreciate your enthusiasm and view of life.
Thank you for your honesty. I, quite frankly, love your blog, I am always inspired. It is obvious that it is a lot of work, and I have presumed that for the many years I have followed. The beauty, love, and creativity outshine any typo or error. I am a former teacher, who critiqued every dot of an “i” and crossing of every “t” for over thirty years! Teaching perfection but accepting excellence was the goal. It bothers me not one tiny bit when I receive anything done with love to ever be critical. That being said, thank you for adding beauty and inspiration to my life. Happy New Year! God bless your family and your business!
I love your blog!! It is one of my favorites. The great content far outweighs a typo once in awhile. I don’t see how you do it alone and especially with everything else you have on your plate. Just keep your head up and keep keeping on for those of us who appreciate your heart and great content. Thanks so much!
I am so glad you addressed the typo comments Tina!
Clearly those people took nothing away from your post other than to look for negativity.
What a sad way to start the new year for them!
Keep being you, I absolutely love your posts and your transparency!
Your typos show you are human! I have never understood why some people must find fault with something so ridiculous. You are taking the time to share with us your thoughts, etc, and what a precious gift that is for someone to do that! Please ignore….Have enjoyed your blog for may years and have always felt you were an authentic, kind and warm person. Thank you for all you share with us!
Please disregard rude comments re typos. Good grief, you bring us so much loveliness, who cares! I also love the fact that it’s a real person rather than an AI generated. Let it go… and know you are so appreciated and respected.
Hi! Love all your offerings. Still miss the doggo!
I have done prenuvo. It was not everything I had hoped. I was interested as I had not had a GP for 20+ years. They seemed to talk a lot about what they could find with the scan, but then AFTER the procedure, (which was SOMETHING and not for anyone remotely claustrophobic) it becomes clear that the diagnostic they are really interested to propose is the readings between your new baseline scan and your FUTURE scans. I haven’t got that kind of bank, though if I did I might consider doing it every few years.
Happy New Year!
To the typo critics–unless you are an English teacher, in a classroom teaching grammar and grading
tests, you’re in the wrong department.
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Hello and happy Sunday on this first post of 2025! Posting a little later than my usual Seven on Sunday window, but here I am. It’s been a travel day, and I only partially completed my Sunday post earlier, so it’s coming to your email box a little later than usual.
Before diving in, I want to address something that came up after my earlier post today. This morning, I shared a note explaining that I wouldn’t be including my usual Seven on Sunday post and instead included a letter I had written around the new year—better late than never!Unfortunately, a couple of comments were left pointing out and almost demanding that I “work on” typos within my posts. While I understand that these remarks might be well-meaning, I feel the need to clarify a few things and make myself very clear.
I write this blog out of love. It is my passion, and I care deeply about what I share with you. However, I am human, and I do not have a team working behind the scenes to edit or assist me. It’s just me, myself, and I. Like many of you, I juggle a busy life. I run a business, manage two households, and have a family with their own needs. I’m also a grandmother now, and I am doing my best to spend as much time as possible with my precious grandson. My plate is full, and I embrace it all wholeheartedly because I love what I do.
That said, I do the very best I can. Typos might occasionally slip through, and that’s simply part of the package. If you’re here, I hope you can appreciate the content, the heart, and the effort I put into my posts—even if they come with the occasional imperfection. After all, life is not perfect.
To those who felt the need to comment, I want to kindly but firmly say this- If typos bother you to the point where they overshadow the content, then perhaps this blog isn’t the right fit for you.
I’m here for the joy of sharing, connecting, and inspiring—and I welcome everyone who wants to join me on this journey, typos and all. Thank you to those who understand, who support, and who continue to make this blog such a meaningful part of my life. Onward and upwards….
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1 A FEW PALMETTO BLUFF HIGHLIGHTS What can I say, this place never gets old for me! It is like I always say, a much needed tonic to help restore my soul. When I am there I cannot imagine feeling more relaxed and when I am not, I dream about when I get to go back next. Visits never seem long enough, and I always find myself bargaining with “whats one more day”! The difference this time around is Phillip. He is the best reason of all to come back:) Just a few highlights from my visit this past week-
Went into Savannah for a fun day, will do a post on it soon!
Just can’t get enough of the moss draped oaks
Finally making progress on finishing up window seats and accents for the 2 bedrooms upstairs!
2 A NEW SERIES…..WILL YOU BE WATCHING? I have mixed feelings on Meghan and am sure there are a wide range of opinions of her out there in the little Enchanted Home universe. However I have to admit, this does looks right up my alley. Cooking, gardening, entertaining? Sign me up!
3 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST With the holidays behind us, I am getting back to simply beautiful instagrams that inspire….
4 THE BEST CHICKEN SALAD As I am trying to get back to healthy eating, I made one of my most favorite go to’s. Anyone I have shared this with raves about it and say they make it on a regular basis. Seriously the best chicken salad I have eaten. Love it in a wrap or a multi grain bread, but you could serve it with anything, including on a bed of lettuce or flatbreads. It is also super delicious on a croissant if you are feeling a little more decadent:)
BEST EVER CHICKEN SALAD
5 TRADITIONAL MEETS TRANSITIONAL DONE RIGHT! I love this home. It is classic and elegant, sophisticated yet current. I think this was beautifully done because while it feels mostly traditional yet it feels updated. Love the soothing colors, cohesiveness from room to room and the bright sunlight streaming in just adds to the beauty inside.Click here to find out more about this fabulous home over at Atlanta Homes Magazine.
6 PRENUVO Who’s familiar with it? I have one friend who did it and she now has me considering it. She said it was very quick and results came fast (thankfully she, for the most part got a clean bill of health). If you are not familiar, its a full body scan that can scan for up to 500 potential health issues. On one hand, it could be lifesaving, on the other, its almost overwhelming to think about what they might come up with! I find it fascinating. Downside is that insurance companies do not cover it and its expensive. That said, what better investment is there than your health? Would be curious if anyone has done it and if so your thoughts. Click here to find out more.
7 SUNDAY’S SURVEY Christmas the holiday are over. The new year has begun. What’s your frame of mind? Mine, is honestly relief. I put myself under so much pressure this past holiday, that I am truly glad the holidays and the anticipation, planning and anxiety are behind me. It’s time to look ahead to a new year, a clean slate and start thinking about what I want to achieve in 2025! How about you?
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And that’s a wrap for this first Sunday post in 2025! I hope you enjoyed it and feel free to let me know if something in particular resonated with you. Always appreciate you stopping by. Wishing you a wonderful Sunday afternoon, until next time…
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Happy New Year, Tina!
Thank you for all the thought, effort, and charm you put into Enchanted Home!
All the best!
Another beautiful and happy post. Part of your sharing relates to how friends may have an occasional typo. It is such a part of being a real caring person.
For those who need absolute perfection at every turn, they need to indeed find another place. What I always look forward to with your every post is your sincerity and how nothing is perfect. Keep sharing.
Kudos to you, Tina.
Those who complain about typos are real meanies with nothing better to do but find fault. You are a real treasure.
As far as Meghan Markle, UGH.
Well said.
Shame on anyone who comments on minor typos or grammatical errors. Get a life!
I look forward to your blog.and appreciate the time and effort it takes. 💜
Tina, I look forward to your Seven on Sunday every week. I enjoy the recipes, instagram pics, home tours and pictures of your homes.. much appreciated!
My Best, Sheryl
Beautiful pictures of your Palmetto home!
To those people who complain about typos— “Get a Life”. We are all human and should be treated with kindness,
dignity and respect.
With the auto correct on our phones and laptops it is so easy to have mistakes due to the automatic changes this equipment makes. Those individuals looking for perfection in others should look at themselves in the mirror. I am sure they fall short and make human mistakes too.
I’m never going to get used to those that feel the need to be negative and or criticize non controversial/positive posts. I actually feel sorry for them, for obvious reasons. Keep sharing your heartwarming blog and scroll past negativity.
Happy New Year Tina ! I wholeheartedly agree with you with regards to people who criticize your blog posts. . You invest many precious hours of your valuable time every week to post your blogs for us ,your readers, to enjoy. You ask for nothing in return! Wishing you and your family blessings upon blessings 🙏🙏🙏
Great content as always!!! Really enjoy reading your blog and look forward to it every Sunday!!!
Kudos to you for making a statement! Get a life people, how shallow are you?
I love your blogs.!!! I can’t imagine anyone correcting you. We all should be pleased that you take the time to share your life with us. Please don’t stop. Everyone is loving all of your pictures and stories and wish we could go along. We are lucky that you take a minute to share the joy!!!
Brilliant response Tina- live you even more!,
You are a rare breed, love your authenticity and kind heart not to mention your many exceptional talents!!
Love your PB home!! Also make your chicken recipe all the al time. Best recipe😊 And I am SO glad the holidays are behind us, with a house full of sick people, can’t tell you how happy I am that it’s over🤣
Personally, I like the typos. Shows your human and not AI as so many things are these days.
Wo true!
lol, food one! xo
Anyone who feels the need to find typos is either too “dense” to figure out the intended meaning of your comment or even worse, is so insecure they get pleasure finding everyone else’s mistakes so they will feel better about their own! Oh brother! Please ignore them and continue to share your fabulous content.
Your Palmetto Bluff home looks lovely, and I’m so looking forward to following along on your new home renovations, it’s such a learning process just watching all of the decisions.
Thank you for such beautiful content, sharing recipes, and little Phillip is a doll! When one has a very full life, we can all pray our biggest hurdles are typos!
Just finished the Polo series on Netflix that the Sussexes produced. Really enjoyed it and look forward to checking out the lifestyle series. They weren’t prominently in the Polo series but did have a bit of a cameo, along with Serena Williams.
As to typos…I sure have my fair share. Thank goodness for spell check, but it is not always my friend.
Thank you so very much for your wonderful, beautiful enjoyable blog! I read every post, have for so many years. Please, please, ignore the nasty imbeciles. It’s too bad they bother you, but that’s what they want. You seem like a lovely, kind, thoughtful person who does care about spelling and grammar. Your blog is so enjoyable for me and for so many others. Truly. I have many of your blue and white porcelains and etched glass in my house and love them all! I wish you lots of good luck with your renovation, patience, and resilience. I am sure you will love the end result, as your new house is just stunning as is. Thank you for writing this blog and for all the beautiful products you bring. I appreciate it very much! Have a wonderful trip! Enjoy!
Dear Tina: I am writing regarding comments you’ve received about proofreading and mistakes readers have found. As an author, my work goes through two editors and a professional proofreader and we still find mistakes that have escaped the Eagle eyes of four people. If you would like me to proofread your posts, please let me know. I would be happy to look them over for any glaring errors I might find. I enjoy your posts tremendously and look forward to Seven on Sunday. I would be happy to help free of charge. My best, Sue Dugan
We are all human. Keep writing the blog and don’t worry about the typos. Some people need to find something to do and they will not have time to see or be bothered by the typos.
Thank you for addressing the people who DO sweat the small stuff …. Gracious … your content and inspiration is paramount !
I never comment but have felt compelled to address the grammatical criticisms of your Sunday posts. I am amazed at the scope of your knowledge and the depth of your energy to share all with us. I am a retired Art History professor and find your blog refreshing and on point. Please keep it up on your terms and at your speed. BRAVA
Tina, re. the typos – well said! Carry on! Thank you for inspiring us, challenging us, resourcing us, and sharing with us! Happy New Year and enjoy that sweet grandbaby!
Happy New Year, Tina!
Kudos to you for speaking out! I so look forward to and enjoy all your posts. Those typos don’t bother me one bit!! Why anyone would focus on something so trivial is beyond me. Keep sharing!!!
Tina – THANK YOU for being your authentic, beautiful inside and out YOU! When I read the comments, I was shocked and first, hoped you would not see them and now, I love that you addressed them. Every week, I look so forward to your post and what I will see, try, learn and copy of course. Please keep doing YOU!
Happy New Year Tina. Are these people commenting on typos the same from months ago. You addressed this very issue last year, their memory must be fading. How refreshing that you don’t have a team behind you, writing this blog, it would lose it’s essence of you. Re Palmetto Bluff, just take Phillip along with you and problem solved re having to come back to reality, lol.
Tina-
You were probably flooded with comments after your blog today, and frankly, I am so happy you called out the little people that felt a need to point out typos! While I “may” have noticed them, I respect your time and passion so much, that I would never want to take the wind out of your sails to comment about them. So pat yourself on the back and keep on giving your generous and wonderful content, that no interior designer would ever offer up. You’re basically sharing brilliant info for people to attempt to do things on their own, a HUGE monetary value that these little people obviously don’t appreciate it…Perhaps there is some jealousy on their part too, because you do have the best of all worlds. I personally love it!
And thank you to you and your Enchanted Home Customer Service team for always making sure the customer is fully and completely satisfied. That was the way I handled my business when I had my shop Pear Tree House. My slogan for the shop was A Lifestyle Store for Classic and Gracious Living. And you have definitely provided that!
XOXO
You are incredible ! I always enjoy reading all that you share – don’t let someone ruin your sunshine you deserve all the Rays !
Well said regarding the typos! I thoroughly enjoy your posts and enjoy them immensely. Enjoy your well deserved getaway 🙂
Tina – you represent grace and gratitude. I believe in ignoring people who do not have kind hearts. Life is too short. You have a lovely blog. I enjoy it immensely!
Shocked that anyone would comment on your faux pas in grammar. Quite rude and unnecessary. Have they listened to the national news broadcasts lately? They are full of them.
Happy New Year!
The joy and enthusiasm you transmit in your blogs is contagious! It is very admirable that you juggle so many projects and obligations, and I often wonder how you do it! Please continue doing everything you do! The stories of your great trips are so enjoyable, as is everything you share with us!
The first thing I do on Sunday morning, after perusing the NYT, is to look for your Seven on Sunday post. I don’t give a flying you know what if there are typos in your narrative, what I enjoy and look forward to every week is an escape into the beauty you live and share so generously with those of us lucky enough to follow you and vicariously share your life story. Thank you for opening the door into your life and inviting the rest of us in. You exude love of family, positivity and love in all you do; you are a blessing
No worries about typos … most of us have been there, done that. 🤔 On another note, I generally feel neutral about public figures when first encountering them, with some naturally being more endearing than others. It happens, however, that on rare occasions my antenna is alerted and I receive intuitive bad vibes about an individual. This was the case of MM from the time of her engagement interview. I live in Toronto where she was filming for six years but she was an unknown. Alhough she may have her followers, I choose not to view or listen to her because I trust my intuition, which has guided me in the past.
Can’t wait to try your chicken salad recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Please ignore the criticism. I love your posts, and particularly look forward to Seven on Sunday with a fresh pot of coffee. But I would never want my enjoyment with you posts to come at the cost of anxiety or stress for you. (p.s. I will not be watching Meghan and I read the full body scans have not been shown to be of benefit (I am not a Dr.))
I can’t believe people get so upset over a typo. If they think they can do better than they should do a blog. You amaze me with all that you do and that you do it so beautifully keep it up Tina. I love getting your Sunday blogs. another thought . Another thought people that find fault with people are people that basically are not happy and they find fault with everybody so just don’t let those mean spirited people bother you.
Your blog is amazing & please don’t let negativity bring you down! I look forward o your inspiration every Sunday❤️
Do not be concerned about typos. I just enjoy hearing about what is going on. R
Tina, I have been reading your blog for a decade or longer and truly do not know how you get it all done. Appreciate you and the time and effort you put into your blog. I would absolutely love to have one of those scans. I am not familiar with the brand, and it is pricey, but if I had money burning a hole in my pocket, I would get one.
With all the chaos in the world I look forward to and truly enjoy your posts. This Christmas was particularly difficult as my best friend lost her battle with aggressive brain cancer, for this reason I’m relieved to see the holiday in the rear view mirror. Regarding the “typo” comments-ignore them and keep writing, I love that you take the time to share your heart, talent and precious Phillip with your readers.
Sorry you had to deal with such awful people and glad you told them to move along. You are a class act, your mom should be proud. Also, did I miss the winner of the last giveaway?
I appreciated your push back on those who commented about typos. Wahoo!
I agree with Janet as I had commented earlier. Thanks for sharing everything with us thru your blog. Your Palmetto Bluff home is beautiful. I won’t be watching Meghan’s show. Looking forward to seeing the antique store pictures. Love antiques…
Although I have only read the very beginning of this post, I am COMPELLED to respond to those MOST immature readers who have complained relative to your typos!!!!!! As a retired college educator with a doctorate from a major U.S. university, your blog is your sharing of your heart and is NOT a dissertation nor is it a legal document. It is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous that some people would stoop so LOW as to ridicule your typos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have ENJOYMENT AND FUN inputting your blog….TYPOS & ALL…..THEY are OK within “The Enchanted Home” Blog!!!!!
Becoming TOO technical with editing/electronic editing/etc….OFTEN TAKES ALL of the spontaneity and fun OUT OF EVERYTHING!!!!!!
Love your content and typos!
You are super human in my book when I see a typo I say,” she is real like me! Love her!” Maybe I can do it too!
It’s really an inspiration!
Thank you
I am building in south Carolina your bluff diaries are my inspiration.
Love you!
Kate
Tina, just be true to yourself. If you enjoy what you are doing , continue. You can’t please everyone and they need to go find their happiness somewhere else.
Hey Tina, thanks for the nice Seven On Sunday post. I’ve got a simple fix for your editing problem! If you don’t want to hire an editor, try using ChatGPT. It’s amazing! Next time you write your post, write it into ChatGPT and ask for it to be rewritten correcting typos, spelling, and grammar. In less than one second — voila! Your work will come back corrected. You can even add “style,” or “ professionalism” or “using legalese” or any other cue to Chat GPT. Just decide how you want it to edit your work and it will do it for you. You will only have to do a quick final proofread because Chat GPT is AI and sometimes isn’t exactly what you want, but I think you will find it an editing shortcut whiz! Let me know how it works out!
And forgot to add, it’s free!!
Perfectly said! You go girl!
Love your post and the beautiful things you share from your heart. It’s nice to have a positive point to this crazy world. It’s sad there are those who feel the need to criticize a typo. Your number one priority is and should be your family. You like the rest of us are only human we make errors along the way. As I have told my children and my grands “ It’s no biggie” things happen.
From someone who makes typos and writing errors, I’m sorry some readers of your blog would make such comments. To those individuals – do you enjoy the blog or are you just a person who doesn’t understand and are always looking to complain? Move on. It’s Tina’s blog not yours. Hear is an error for you in this sentence. I know you see it. Thrilled?
Agree with another re Meghan Markle: ughh. No thank you.
Your blog is beautiful, as are you. We love you. We all make typos. XOXO💚
I kant believe anyone would be so conserned with tipos! Get a life!
I enjoy all your articles and am not bothered one bit by a few typos. At this age I feel lucky if I can spell my name and arthritic hands make typing a challenge! Keep writing.
Jealousy = negativity! I wouldn’t even bother responding if I were you.
Your southern home is beautiful. What is freaking me out is the pond. My sister lives in North Carolina with a pond in her yard and she seems to. be forever sending me pics with alligator(s) in it.
I have enjoyed your blog for years Tina. I find it personable, beautiful and inspiring!
Ditto on the pond! I don’t want to be negative but I am deathly afraid of gators…but then again I am from Wisconsin, so what do I know! lol! It is lovely!
I’m always shocked at the nastiness of some individuals, especially when you are gracious enough to share so many beautiful ideas and experiences that so many of us love and benefit from. My favorite comment regarding this type of behavior came from my father. I was upset about a comment someone had made and this was his advice to me, “You really should pity people like that because you can walk away and have a good day. They’re stuck with themselves!”
Amen! Life is so short / we can all be kinder to people especially those multitasking in so many ways❣️❤️❣️❤️
Tina, love ❤️ you much. I appreciate your blog and thank God for us who have typos in our lives instead of po-types. Thanks for starting the New Year off to a good start 👍
I would not worry about a slip up like a typo! If that is the worst mistake in life you make, Consider yourself lucky. I love your blog! I love your gift shop and I hope you bring back the wavey wicker tables in Green size small and the lovely painted lacquer tables! Red, green or slate blue! Love them❤️💚🩶💙
Dearest Tina
Wishing you a very Happy New Year and thank you for all the beautiful holiday posts filled with such inspiration. They were a real sanctuary that I could enjoy over this hectic season. I spent some time in London for the holidays which was a lot and had a little early birthday celebration, so please forgive me for the belated wishes. I hope you and your lovely family have had a Happy Christmas, your very first with baby Philip and a nice break at beautiful Palmetto Bluff after many busy weeks.
I know 2024 will always be the most special for becoming a grandmother. But all year you have continued to inspire and delight me by sharing so much beauty, friendship and inspiration, for which I am so grateful and forever appreciative. I know it is hard work to write this for us, and thank you with all my heart. One of the nicest things of 2024 was seeing you travel to some of your wish list destinations and I hope that will continue. I love everything on your blog, it is a joy and pleasure to read. Ive never even noticed a typo, they are part of life and life’s too short my darling friend.
As I go towards this 60th birthday milestone, one of the nicest things in my world of beauty ( in which I try to live ) is being here with you Tina. I treasure what you do and always look forward to following along, cheers to 2025
Happy New Year to you and your family
With my fondest love
Sallyxx
It’s hard- but don’t listen to naysayers. Your content is perfection!
I feel bad that you are trying to bring some fun into our lives with your blog, yet are being criticized for typos-ridiculous! People can be so petty and critical. I find that it is so easy to have typos if I don’t hit a key right. No big deal. Keep sending those blogs, typos and all, out to us. It brings some us us joy. Blessings to you and your family. We too are about to have our first grandchild, and it is a little boy!
Beautiful posts.
i’m enjoying them from gloomy London, UK.
Would suggest that you skip Meghan’s show altogether and go to the source that ‘Inspired’ her version which is the cookery/lifestyle show by Emma Weymouth, The Marchioness of Bath and chatelaine of Longleat House in Wiltshire called Emma’s Kitchen. Like Meghan she is mixed race ( half Nigerian/half English), has 2 gorgeous children and is the first mixed race person to marry a Marquess hence her title, but unlike Meghan, isnt at war with her in-laws, birth family or the UK public.
Whatever happened to the rule, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all? Thank you for your thoughtful posts! I look forward to seeing them and have gotten great inspiration from you.
Thank you for calling out the naysayers. That is one of the problems with the world today. Many seem to need to comment negatively. and find fault with everything. There are thousands of people, including me, who love your Blog, typos and all. Who, among us, never make a typo or mistake.
Tina, keep doing what you do. You have opened a world to many with your beautiful posts. Please know that you are Loved and Appreciated. God Bless you and your beautiful Family!
Typo away – you are worth it! Enjoy all your posts and appreciate your openess in sharing bits of your life.
I love your blog and have been following it since you started the renno on your last home. Ignore those typo-nitpickers who must not have anything going on in their lives except to worry about spelling errors.
Oh, and PLEASE (on a personal note) do not give that wretched woman, Megan Markle, any mention on your lovely blog. She’s an out-and-out liar and just a nasty person. Your blog covers all things lovely and true and she certainly doesn’t fit the category…..
Lastly, a shout out to Margaret – one of your customer service staff…..I recently purchased one of your tray tables (BEAUTIFUL!!) and she was fabulous in supporting me through the process.
Hi Tina , iam writing to you from the uk , I have followed you for years and always enjoy your blog take no notice these people , your are human!!
Onwards and upwards Tina ‘. Wishing you and your family a Happy new year xxxx
Your typos do not bother me in the slightest! Your blog is amazing. Thank you!
Demanding you work on your typos just further confirms to me how very entitled people have become. No further thought about those critical comments needed.
Tina, thanks for addressing the “fault finders” with love and class! WHO doesn’t make typos and mistakes?
(Sometimes mine change the whole context of my communication …. Really?) Couldn’t agree more with your reply! Nicely put! Keep up your awesome posts! Silly me, thought The Grinch left after Christmas
very big NO to the Meghan video.
I am very sorry to hear that you were the subject of “mean girl” posts about typos. Please know that I, for one, really appreciate the immense amount of work you do every day while still posting about your life. I am pretty sure there are few of us who haven’t made a typo or two (thanks autocorrect!) Just keep posting for those of us who appreciate your enthusiasm and view of life.
Thank you for your honesty. I, quite frankly, love your blog, I am always inspired. It is obvious that it is a lot of work, and I have presumed that for the many years I have followed. The beauty, love, and creativity outshine any typo or error. I am a former teacher, who critiqued every dot of an “i” and crossing of every “t” for over thirty years! Teaching perfection but accepting excellence was the goal. It bothers me not one tiny bit when I receive anything done with love to ever be critical. That being said, thank you for adding beauty and inspiration to my life. Happy New Year! God bless your family and your business!
Forget the English teacher comment love the Italian Barbie
Classy response to the typo issue! Perhaps they would be happier reading a dictionary or thesaurus. In the meantime, we love you just the way you are.
I love your blog!! It is one of my favorites. The great content far outweighs a typo once in awhile. I don’t see how you do it alone and especially with everything else you have on your plate. Just keep your head up and keep keeping on for those of us who appreciate your heart and great content. Thanks so much!
I am so glad you addressed the typo comments Tina!
Clearly those people took nothing away from your post other than to look for negativity.
What a sad way to start the new year for them!
Keep being you, I absolutely love your posts and your transparency!
Ooohhh, that chicken salad is right up my alley!!! ❤️ your photo selections!! Keep on doin what you’re doin!!! franki
I appreciate the time and effort you put into this each week. The typos (which are rare) just make you more relatable. Thank you for your hard work.
Your typos show you are human! I have never understood why some people must find fault with something so ridiculous. You are taking the time to share with us your thoughts, etc, and what a precious gift that is for someone to do that! Please ignore….Have enjoyed your blog for may years and have always felt you were an authentic, kind and warm person. Thank you for all you share with us!
Please disregard rude comments re typos. Good grief, you bring us so much loveliness, who cares! I also love the fact that it’s a real person rather than an AI generated. Let it go… and know you are so appreciated and respected.
Dear Tina,
I love your posts, just the way they are written!
Happy New Year!
Hi! Love all your offerings. Still miss the doggo!
I have done prenuvo. It was not everything I had hoped. I was interested as I had not had a GP for 20+ years. They seemed to talk a lot about what they could find with the scan, but then AFTER the procedure, (which was SOMETHING and not for anyone remotely claustrophobic) it becomes clear that the diagnostic they are really interested to propose is the readings between your new baseline scan and your FUTURE scans. I haven’t got that kind of bank, though if I did I might consider doing it every few years.
Happy New Year!
To the typo critics–unless you are an English teacher, in a classroom teaching grammar and grading
tests, you’re in the wrong department.