From a fictional fjord community in Norway in 1871 to present-day North Carolina (and the world over), Isak Denison’s classic short story called Babette’s Feast has inspired many meals at tables set with extravagant love. The predominant theme of Babette’s Feast is...
Thanks to encouragement from many of you, our Magnalia Elves and generous donors worked together to help create community and make some gift-giving dreams come true this week! Our first-ever Magnalia Homestead Christmas Auction brought joy and merriment to...
We had the privilege this past week of welcoming to Magnalia the family of Jabe Isaac Wilhoit. Jabe has been a counselor at Camp Jubilee, the summer camp for people with special needs organized by Mount Jubilee Ministries. That camp is the highlight of the year for...
We sometimes read leading lines like, “To Make a Better Pesto (or Cobbler)…” If you’re like me, we often read on because we’re looking for a shortcut. Somebody else is going to tell us, from their learning or their experience (or preferably...
One of my favorite quotes from Henry David Thoreau is about the connection between dreaming and doing. “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost: that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Thoreau knew something about...
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