magnolia chic

We are living in turbulent times. Like most of you, I have been inundated with the trials and tribulations of the day. With the twenty...

It was as if an elephant was sitting on my chest. My breathe escaped me. It was nowhere to be found. Air was at once a novelty and not a...

Today my fair city turns three hundred years old, and she is more effervescent than ever before. For the past two weeks we’ve been...

In the south we typically do not get the luxury of experiencing the changing of seasons. During my DC days, I’d marvel at the changing of...

Moving across the country wasn’t a hard decision for us when we made it. We were on course to outgrow our delightful home relatively...

It’s been 365 days since I mistakenly pressed the “publish” button and Magnolia Chic was launched. Within those 365 days, the pendulum of...

Easter is arguably the most important holiday of the year for Christians. Signifying the end of the Lenten season, it marks the time when...

The Bean is thirteen. Gregory and I are parents to a teenager. We’d spoken, joked and thoughtfully prepared for this moment for years....

It looked like the set of a movie. The sun shone on the tree lined street as if it were lit by God himself; the brightness of the day...

Black Panther...what can I say that hasn’t already been said? It was phenomenal, stunning and all around one gorgeous film. From the...

When my mother called to tell me she was headed to Houston, it came of no surprise. She was in her sixties and armed with a wealth of...

There’s a lot that can be learned from the wanting gaze of my dog, Saint Charles. The simple crackles of paper can cause a flood of...

For us New Orleanians, there is a hosting season upon us. From Superbowl parties, to debutant luncheons, to Mardi Gras season mixers,...

2017 went out with a whisper, giving way to the bang of the new year. There is a fire that greets us in the dawn of newness. Brimming...

I am largely a product of public education. An educator’s daughter, I was privileged to attend some of the best public schools that...

The Good Over the past week I’ve been asked how I was feeling. In truth I’ve been trying to gather my feelings. Being a New Orleans...

I believe it goes without saying that nutrition ranks high within our familial culture. It is an integral part of our parenting and a...

You may or may not have noticed one of these beauties in an unsuspecting corner of your grocers’ produce area. While beauty is in the...

New Orleanians have a compulsion to celebrate. We are compelled to recognize births to deaths and everything in between. We celebrate the...

It is one thing to speak of history. It is an entirely different thing to lay eyes on it. We are of the firm belief that our children are...