• Cart
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Videos
  • Chronicles
    • The Lovely Archives
    • Family
    • Ina
    • Journals
    • Hurley House
  • Nav Social Icons

  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Cart
  • Events
  • Hospitality
    • Cooking
    • Hosting
    • Household Management
    • Celebrate
    • Basics
  • Lovely Living
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Favorites
    • Hobbies
    • Parenting
    • Personal Care
    • Reflections
  • Recipes
    • Appetizer
    • Main Dish
    • Sides
    • Dessert
    • Breakfast
    • Beverage
  • Chronicles
    • The Lovely Archives
    • Family
    • Hurley House
    • Ina
    • Journals
  • Shop
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • Closet
    • Cookbooks
    • Gifts
    • Home
    • Kitchen
    • Library
    • Needlepoint
    • Organization
    • Party
    • Table
  • Learn
  • Blog
  • About
  • Events
  • Mobile Menu Widgets

    Connect

    Search

  • Hospitality
    • Hosting
    • Household Management
    • Cooking
    • Basics
    • Celebrate
  • Lovely Living
    • Fashion
    • Favorites
    • Hobbies
    • Parenting
    • Beauty
    • Personal Care
    • Reflections
  • Recipes
    • Appetizer
    • Main Dish
    • Sides
    • Dessert
    • Breakfast
    • Beverage
  • Events
  • Learn
  • Shop
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • Closet
    • Cookbooks
    • Gifts
    • Home
    • Kitchen
    • Library
    • Needlepoint
    • Organization
    • Party
    • Table
  • About

Table Talk, 01.12.19

January 12, 2019 · In: Chronicles, Journals

Happy New Year! How are we doing? Did we soar through the holidays with the greatest of ease? Did we enjoy the gift of family and friends with grace and tenacity? Did we binge eat candy from our stocking? Sounds like a perfectly normal holiday to me.

Getting back into the groove felt great this week. It also felt like trying to move a freight train at times. When the momentum ends, it takes a lot of energy to get it going again. On Monday, we were a quiet sleepy bunch, slowly recalling the muscle memory of our work and catching up on all the details of our time off. By Friday, we were back, rocking and rolling, flying through the prep list, and we settled into the rhythm that makes our days at Hurley House full of fun. I love the people I get to work with, and my hours spent with them each week are some of my favorites.

Here’s what we talked about this week…

ONE.
Our staff has turned into an Enneagram hub, and we have fallen head over heels in love with the Instagram account @enneagramandcoffee. Sarah Jane Case has managed to take the enneagram types and put them into understandable, tangible formats that are also hilarious and quite revealing. One of the favorites from the past week was the series of posts called Conflict Operation, modeled after the board game Operation. It was a list of things to say to start a fight with each enneagram type. So dead on. Other favorites include the job lists, the daily mantras, and self-care tips. We are all enneagram, all the time.

TWO.
Do you like celery? If you don’t care for celery, then skip ahead. If you like celery or are even on the fence about how you feel about celery, I want you to try this salad. It’s called Celery and Parmesan Salad, and on paper, it is a real snooze. But in real life, it is a wow. There is a category of recipes from the Ina Project that I thought were going to not be that great, but instead turned out to be show stoppers, and this is one of those recipes. More surprised I could not be.

THREE.
Here’s a challenge for you. Can you think of a joke that isn’t a pun? Jokes are not stand up comedy bits, so don’t answer with something you heard Jerry Seinfeld say on stage. I mean a joke. Where one person delivers a story or a question, and there is something that makes everyone laugh at the end. Have you ever heard a joke that isn’t based on a pun? I am the worst joke teller. If my life depended on being able to remember and tell a joke, I would not make it out alive. I literally cannot think of a single joke, so I’m not a wealth of joke knowledge over here, but I really think all jokes are puns. Please prove me wrong.

FOUR.
This week, while getting out of my car on a cold morning, wearing my coat, I locked my car, stepped out of the car, closed the door, began to walk away from the car, and was jerked back. My coat belt was still inside the car behind me, and my purse (which was holding my keys) was on my shoulder, pinned in between my belt and the car. I literally could not move. I was stuck. The door was locked. The keys were in my purse, which I couldn’t get off of my shoulder. So I stood there for a minute and thought, “Huh. This is different.”. Little by little I was able to shimmy my purse off of my shoulder enough to grab my keys, insert them in the door lock behind my (my keyless entry fob died a long time ago), and free myself from the jaws of embarrasment. It was the funniest moment I have spent with myself in a long time. I laughed so hard walking into Central Market, I’m sure the early morning security patrol person thought I was on something. Nothing to see. Just trapped in a car hug that won’t let go.

Have a lovely weekend!

By: Katherine Sasser · In: Chronicles, Journals

you’ll also love

Journal No. 5
My Plans Post Ina
Ina In A Year: Week 37

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Next Post >

Ina In A Year: Week 12

Primary Sidebar

Search

Featured Posts

Winter Cookbook Club: Week 2

Winter Cookbook Club: Week One

Ritual Recipes

Latest on Instagram

katherinesasser

katherinesasser


I celebrated my birthday with a cocktail party, an
I celebrated my birthday with a cocktail party, and it was one of the best (and easiest) events I have had the pleasure of hosting.​​​​​​​​​
The evening was beautiful, the friends amazing, the drinks incredible, and the secret to all the fun was a twist on traditional hosting rolls.

All the details are on the blog!

Let's play a round of Top Three Bar Cart Favorites
Let's play a round of Top Three Bar Cart Favorites.  I'll go first.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Gray Whale Gin because it's delicious, and I love how the turquoise bottle stands out among the other bottles.  So cute.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Empress Gin because it's purple and beautiful and is the gin for people who think they don't like gin.  Trust me.  It's a winner, and makes a wonderful gift.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Perrier-Jouet champagne in the small bottle because it's my favorite champagne and reminds me to celebrate often..​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
What's on your bar cart?  What's your favorite bottle and why?  Any cute cocktail accessories I need to know about?

A small shift in your mindset can make all the dif
A small shift in your mindset can make all the difference.

My Week Two review of the Winter Cookbook Club is
My Week Two review of the Winter Cookbook Club is on the blog, and I am happy to report I am loving each of the recipes so much!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
This week, we made Simple Black Bean Chili, and in all honestly I did not believe excellent chili could exists sans meat.  I'm so happy to report this recipe is worth adding to your line-up, and brings the additional benefits of being inexpensive, easy, and nutritious.  It's magic in a bowl!

I love Valentine's Day, and am not ashamed to say
I love Valentine's Day, and am not ashamed to say I like it more than other major gift-giving holidays.  The pink, the red, the hearts...it's just the best.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Today on the blog, a round up of the cutest gifts for the cutest holiday!

Hosting dinner for my work team is a high value fo
Hosting dinner for my work team is a high value for me. Sure, we spend huge chunks of time together during the day, but there is something special about gathering for a meal away from work and purely enjoying each other’s company.

Last night we enjoyed a cozy meal, sat at a table lit by candlelight, laughed until our sides ached, and left with full hearts. What an honor to to work alongside such magnificent friends.


Load More...



Follow on Instagram


Browse by Category

Hi, I'm Katherine

Hi, I'm Katherine
hello!

I share lifestyle content through the lens of hospitality. If you are interested in learning about the beauty that creating space can bring, you've come to the right place!

Read More

Connect

Recent Posts

Game Day Gear

Birthday Cocktail Party

Archives

Follow Along

@katherinesasser

I celebrated my birthday with a cocktail party, an I celebrated my birthday with a cocktail party, and it was one of the best (and easiest) events I have had the pleasure of hosting.​​​​​​​​​
The evening was beautiful, the friends amazing, the drinks incredible, and the secret to all the fun was a twist on traditional hosting rolls.

All the details are on the blog!
Let's play a round of Top Three Bar Cart Favorites Let's play a round of Top Three Bar Cart Favorites.  I'll go first.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Gray Whale Gin because it's delicious, and I love how the turquoise bottle stands out among the other bottles.  So cute.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Empress Gin because it's purple and beautiful and is the gin for people who think they don't like gin.  Trust me.  It's a winner, and makes a wonderful gift.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Perrier-Jouet champagne in the small bottle because it's my favorite champagne and reminds me to celebrate often..​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
What's on your bar cart?  What's your favorite bottle and why?  Any cute cocktail accessories I need to know about?
A small shift in your mindset can make all the dif A small shift in your mindset can make all the difference.
My Week Two review of the Winter Cookbook Club is My Week Two review of the Winter Cookbook Club is on the blog, and I am happy to report I am loving each of the recipes so much!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
This week, we made Simple Black Bean Chili, and in all honestly I did not believe excellent chili could exists sans meat.  I'm so happy to report this recipe is worth adding to your line-up, and brings the additional benefits of being inexpensive, easy, and nutritious.  It's magic in a bowl!
I love Valentine's Day, and am not ashamed to say I love Valentine's Day, and am not ashamed to say I like it more than other major gift-giving holidays.  The pink, the red, the hearts...it's just the best.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Today on the blog, a round up of the cutest gifts for the cutest holiday!
Hosting dinner for my work team is a high value fo Hosting dinner for my work team is a high value for me. Sure, we spend huge chunks of time together during the day, but there is something special about gathering for a meal away from work and purely enjoying each other’s company.

Last night we enjoyed a cozy meal, sat at a table lit by candlelight, laughed until our sides ached, and left with full hearts. What an honor to to work alongside such magnificent friends.
Feeling blah about winter vegetables? Liven up yo Feeling blah about winter vegetables?  Liven up your plate with carrots and parsnips, roasted perfectly, seasoned expertly, shriveled and sweet. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Today on the blog a simple recipe that tackles all the details, making you a side dish queen!
Last week held a lot of life for me. I hosted tw Last week held a lot of life for me. 

I hosted two new in-person events full of delightful details and thoughtful touch points, hired two long-time friends who are now working with me as a part of my creative team, and celebrated two birthdays. Wowser!

On this Monday morning, I am filled with joy and gratitude for the work I get to do, for the people I am privileged to work with, and for you, the reason I get to continue writing and sharing. 

Thank you for reading, attending, supporting, and connecting with me. You give my work meaning, and I hope we get to know each other even more in the coming year. 💗

Copyright © 2023 ·