Especially her film Sweet Home Alabama (affiliate). I have always been a huge fan of Reese Witherspoon since high school.
With all of this background in Southern entertaining, I was really excited to read Reese Witherspoon’s new entertaining book Whiskey in a Teacup (affiliate). Wearing decorative hats and sipping mint juleps just seemed right. I did enjoy the introduction to the horse racing tradition – especially the Virginia Gold Cup. These were such a sweet surprise that I still have them to this day.
Nor was I expecting handwritten notes of regret when a few of our friends couldn’t travel North to our wedding. It wasn’t until the third or fourth year living there that I realized the pineapple itself symbolized hospitality. A quick stroll through our old neighborhood in Alexandria revealed pineapples as door knockers, on welcome mats, mailbox hatches and laid as designs onto front steps. I had never seen a monogrammed towel in my life until I stepped into some of our friends’ homes in Virginia.Īnd, oh the pineapples. I quickly learned about the joy of monograms – on everything. And they sure did like to entertain.īut I wasn’t quite ready for some of the nuances of entertaining in the South.
Overall, people in Washington seemed cheerier than New York or Boston – the other two cities on my list. Turns out that warm spirit comes from the city’s more Southern roots. It was the warmth (not outside temperatures) that originally drew me to the city in the first place. Living in Washington, DC for 15 years introduced me to a whole new way of hospitality. But as a life long Northeastern girl, it did take a little bit to get used to. First up – Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits (affiliate) by Reese Witherspoon. Not sure that everyone is meant to write a book about entertaining.īut, I am on a mission to find the best ones and share them with you. Some of them are great (such as Amy Atlas’ Sweet Designs) and some not so much (a vague recollection of Lithgow Party Paloozas! (affiliate) comes to mind). It turns out that there are thousands of books with lots of ideas about how to entertain better. I also enjoy devouring entertaining books, craft books and kids books. And not just fiction and non-fiction books – although I find myself reading lots of business books if I’m not careful. Full disclosure here.Īs many of you know from my Instagram account, I love to read. As always, we only recommend things that we truly love. This post contains affiliate links which help support One Simple Party.
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