I'm the guest post for Amy with eat.live.laugh and sometimes shop!    Before I started blogging in January, I never read blogs consistently.  I discovered Amy's blog in the late spring, and my life changed.   Every time, I saw a new tweet or post from her, I would stop what I was doing, and read what she had to say.   That's what I call, "real, blogging power!"  We are close in age, used to carry around fabulous business cards in the professional world, before deciding to change our career paths to stay-at-home to raise our children, and we both like some of the finer things in life.

Amy is a mom to twins. She was blessed with both, a boy and girl. In one pregnancy, she completed her family.  I'm envious of her sometimes because she's already passed the small-children years, and has a little more time to devote to her blog while her children are in elementary school, but she deserves it.  After all, she had twice the work at one time.  Don't envy that!  Like me, she sat down one day. and just started blogging.  She is quite successful and inspiring. 

When Amy asked me, "If I would like to have the keys to her little blog," while she vacationed with her family in the mountains of North Carolina, I was truly honored.   Amy's blog is appealing because she is random in her topics, and as writer, that is a good place to be because you can write about whatever appeals to you at the time.   I hope to incorporate more of that style into my own blog as it grows.

For Amy I wrote, Frankly, My Dear, It's Like Vivien Leigh 

It's been a hot, busy week! My son was in swim camp all week, and I've been on the go with little time to comment on your blogs or talk to you on social media.  I have, however, been reading all the wonderful recipes you submitted for my very first "Meal-Planning Made Easy Post."

A big shout out goes to Gina, with the blog, "Taste: Love Food: Lose Weight" for pairing red cabbage with chicken tacos.  I had never done that before.  The taste and crunch "wowed" me last night. I didn't have grilled chicken on hand, as the recipe suggests.  As a substitution,  I sauteed fresh chicken with taco spices, and paired everything with peach salsa, sour cream, and a little bit of cheese, all wrapped in flour tortillas.   I look forward to trying more of your recipes this month.  I appreciate everyone, who has taken the time to submit a recipe, and tell others about the Hines-Sight blog.  The link is open until August 15,  if anyone else wants to link up.

As we heat things up in the kitchen, cooking all these new recipes, Hines-Sight Blog sponsor, Tricia Edmundson with 31 Gifts, wants to help one of my lucky readers look stylish in the kitchen.  I'm excited to announce that one winner will be chosen at random to win a personalized hostess apron from Tricia's 31 gifts.


The personalized apron comes in two new fall patterns, and retails for $36 monogrammed.

I attended Tricia's open house last week, so I could take a photo of the new fall line for you.  She had just returned from the 31 Gift conference, and brought back new items to share.  For this month only, she is offering 15 percent off every item in the catalogue.  You can add personalization for $7.00 dollars.  It's a great deal!  I was very impressed with the Back to School Line. View the new line, and tell me what patterns catch your eye.


We even had a little fun, and she modeled your new apron.  The muffins are not included.   I ate them.

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Sometimes MiMa joins us for dinner.

Grover's Feta and Shrimp Pasta Salad