Hey y’all. I’m going to be away from my keyboard for a bit. I should be back on track by Wednesday. I have some personal issues to deal with.  Nothing serious, I just need to focus on something other than the site for a day or two. In the meantime, The Lady Cocotte will be […]

  The Daily Tea was originally an open forum for off topic chatter where we could support each other when needed or just share our daily lives in order to avoid talking about such vital topics as cat videos and colonoscopies in the on topic posts. It was a place where if you didn’t have […]

I spent quite a bit of time on Bethenny’s Frankel’s Instagram this morning looking for something that it seems I imagined that I saw. I seem to be losing brain cells by the hour, these days. Here’s the story, as I thought it happened. In my memory, I saw a photo on Bethenny’s Instagram of […]

  It’s a beautiful fall day here in Atlanta and I am desperately trying to pluck myself out of the crazy hole and enjoy it. Remember last week, when I mentioned I was hoping to get to Whole Foods? Well, I finally got there yesterday. Begrudgingly. It was not my happy place like it usually […]

  Who is dressing up? Who is taking kids out trick or treating? Who is going to a party? Who already ate all the candy? And who is like me and planning to keep the curtains closed, the lights off and the TV quiet while keeping low in case of flying bullets?

  Sorry for the delay in putting this up.  I often think of things I want to write about during the week and then when the weekend comes,  I have nothing. I’ve been on a weird emotional roller coaster where everything seems worthy of a huge emotional response.  Take today for example. I had bad […]

  But don’t worry, Miami! You can still get water if you hurry!  Thanks to my Tweep, Rob for this photo.  It’s hilarious. The hurricane is not so amusing.  Please be careful out there, not s0 gentle readers.  I hope you are all already evacuated. Don’t dick around when it comes to that. I learned […]

Drugs are everywhere here in the ghetto. If I wanted to buy meth, there are probably five meth houses within walking distance. I imagine, if I so desired, I could drop by any one of them while out walking my dog, and both Banjo and I would be welcomed in. “Hi! I would like to […]

  There have been a lot of breakups discussed here lately and it’s only fair I mention my own. I have been trying to end a relationship for the past few years. It’s a long relationship, that has not been working for me for quite some time. I really want out, but I don’t think […]

  I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I  spent a few hours out in the world today and it didn’t suck. I got some sister time with just me and my sister and it was lots of fun. I hope you are all making the most of your long weekend as well. We’ve had […]

  Well we made it through another week. I’d have to say the best show I blogged about this week was Flipping Out. It’s one worth catching if you missed it. We also had two episodes of Real Housewives of Melbourne this week. On Wednesday we saw Gamble’s Wedding, which was quite lovely, and the […]

Check out the  full story that goes with the image Allie’s blog here.   Buy her book here. Well, it seems we have managed to go a week without Bravo TV.  Was it as hard as you thought? For me it has been like a vacation!  In fact I was trying to get to the […]

It’s been a very hot couple of weeks and the natives are starting to get restless. The comment sections are a lot more aggressive than usual.  There are way more personal attacks toward the folks on the shows we are watching together and each other.  We are all very hot and bothered. So I thought […]

  There is so much going on in the world, (and in my emails from y’all) that I felt another open forum was needed. I’m really in the hole.  I haven’t been this dysfunctional in a while, and it seems like something we are all feeling right now. Our world seems to be a bit […]

  I think it’s time for another Daily Tea.  The world is such a crazy, sad, scary place lately. I think we all need this song, and the video that celebrates athletes around the globe coming together. I only the countries, governments, religions and political parties could do the same. Here at the ghetto shack, Banjo […]

Here’s the “Daily Tea” which is usually our weekend chatting place. I really didn’t think I would get anything posted on Thursday. Several of you have been very kind with your outpourings of love. I’m having a difficult time, and as you know I have to problems telling y’all the real deal. If you have […]

  It’s boiling hot in the ATL and inside my ghetto shack. I installed central heat and air a few years back and I swear it was cooler here with one window unit. Yesterday I hooked up an extra air conditioner but it is still hard to keep the temperature below 80 degrees in her. […]

I’m trying to take some much needed downtime this weekend. Last week was just a shitstorm of tragedy and tooth extraction.   I making gumbo today. I’ve had a bag of frozen okra in my freezer forever and yet it seems to have disappeared on the day I actually need it. Why does that always seem […]

Hey  y’all! If you are one of many new followers, the Daily Tea is our OPEN forum.  I talk about my gardening issues a lot or ramble on about my cute dog Banjo.  But others have more serious issues going on they want to vent about. It’s pretty much open season.  I do ask that you […]