West GA Seafood Festival

The Half Shell in Newnan is hosting the first West GA Seafood Festival with live entertainment from Lerogie and Hired Guns, this Saturday from 2 until 10 pm!

Main Street Garden

Lucky for me, Linda and Tina from the Main Street Newnan office were both headed out of town this weekend-with ripening fruit on the vine. Added to my own batch of cherry tomatoes I have enough to roast the sweet little morsels in olive oil and can for the long winter months when I will be desperate for anything that taste like it actually came out of the good earth!

Like so many, we had a very dry summer and only these past few weeks have we seen good drenching rains that have caused my tomato plants to bloom and produce a whole new batch of heirloom tomatoes!

The Face of Young Newnan

Espresso Lane on Newnan's Court Square

Thankfully, we still have a couple of months of our Market Days in Newnan.  I look forward to the smells and visits to my favorite shops.  Shown above is a young guest of Espresso Lane on the square.  Ron waits out my leisurely stroll of the square with his favorite Latte!

We are just about ready to enjoy one of our communities' favorite Labor Day pasttimes-Powers Festival, now celebrating its' 40th year.  Just getting to the festival site is half the fun.  Flea markets and garage sales line the road and one can hope that there will be money to spend at the festival with all the tempting bargains along the way!

In the "not to distant future" we'll enjoy The Fall Taste of Newnan and Chili Cook-off, a popular Beer Tasting at the shops in downtown Newnan and the exciting opening and re-dedication of our beautifully- renovated 1904 Courthouse.  For a full list of events please visit our Mainstreet website. 

www.MainstreetNewnan.com/

So, we invite you to make your plans to spend quality time on Newnan's beautiful court square! Casa Bella Bed and Breakfast is within walking distance to most of the activities posted in this blog.  Leave the car behind and discover Newnan on foot! Photo ops abound!

Enjoy our historic homes, dine on the square and shop our fabulous boutiques!  Casa Bella Bed and Breakfast looks forward to your visit!  RESERVATIONS: 770-755-6750

Newnan's Newly Renovated 1904 Courthouse

Wedding Bliss at Casa Bella Bed and Breakfast

I love the way the sun pours through the beveled glass in our 1911 Greek Revival! As a "summer" personality I enjoy the bright sun bouncing off the pale aqua walls! My breakfast table usually reflects my passion for happy, sunny colors.

This morning, however, Newnan was totally overcast and it provided an opportunity to pull out a different color palette to liven up the shadow-filled front hall. I found some pretty red napkins and red plates to set on top of my fused-glass chargers nestled on top of rattan chargers! Our sweet course was served on golden "hobnail" plates that I picked up so many years ago at Nieman-Marcus in Atlanta. The deep garnet colored plates provided the perfect backdrop for a grilled brioche bread with a egg cooked in the hollowed part of the slice. A crispy pan-fried pork chop and our delicious homefries completed the plate!