When you get engaged, you start thinking about ridiculous, responsible, adult things like wall coverings, collecting “pieces” (this translates into “ridiculously-over-priced- furniture-your-salary-can-not-justify”), amassing matching Le Creuset pots and pans, babies…where you want to call “home” for the next 10-60 years of your life. Topics that used to make you snooze, bring an unmistakeable twinkle to your eye. 

“Oh, Baaabe! Let’s go for the cherry red Le Creuset stockpot! It’ll look wonderful on top of the Viking range (the stove that we’ll be able to afford in a decade)!”

At this point, hubby-to-be gives a devilish grin and starts tugging at you jeans.

Back to the point at hand…

How lucky am I that the BELLE book tour includes a stop in my favorite stronghold of Southern gentility, charm and fabulous, historic homes–Charleston! This is the city that we hope to call home in the next two years.

Jamie’s and my dream: restore a Charleston Single, start a little family, shoot a cooking show out of our kitchen and from the shade of our deep, columned porch.

Imagine Paula Deen, 30 years ago, married to a handsome chef. And, voila! My ideal life.

My Charleston book party and morning show appearance–both arranged by the absolutely fabulous, Annie Byrd– look to be the highlights of my southeastern book tour. If you’re in the area, please come by the boutique for a flute of champagne and… maybe a signed book?

But if you miss me in Charleston this time, I promise I’ll be back–hopefully for good.

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