As fans of the shows are well aware, the Napiers aren’t alone in their home-renovation exploits.
That’s not her only business venture, either.
“Well, we have two businesses in the First National Bank Building,” Rasberry toldLott Furniture.
One of these is Rasberry Producer Group, for which she performs an assortment of duties.
In addition, she and her husband ownRasberry Financial.
“Jim handles the day-to-day stuff,” she explained.
“I usually handle the books and behind-the-scenes operations.”
“I’ve stepped back from the committees and taken a break there while staying involved.”
Meanwhile, Rasberry also retains an active presence at the Laurel Welcome Center.
“So, I find myself welcoming a lot of people to Laurel,” she explained.
A big part of that stems from their mutual love of antiques.
“We found it in his old workshop where he used to repair watches,” Rasberry recalled.
“My style revolves around functionality and comfort,” Rasberry explained in an interview withLaurel Mercantile.
Nowhere is that philosophy more prevalent than in the way she styles the spacious porch of her Laurel home.
“That’s what hospitality and home mean to me.
To leave feeling better than when you came.”
“Jim’s been a great sport about it.
God love him,” she added.
“He puts up with my obscurities and rolls right with it.”
“This is our go-to room for hanging out with company.
“Watching Erin and Ben talking to [interviewer] Martha Teichner was amazing,” Jim toldLaurel Mercantile.
Rasberry eventually shared the recipe in Laurel Mercantile’s cookbook, “Family Recipes & Stories (Vol.
Rasberry also had a confession to make about her popular jambalaya recipe.
“But the truth is, it’s not my recipe at all.
I stole it from my Aunt Betty,” she wrote in a blog post forLaurel Mercantile.
“Their grandparents worked here …
This is their livelihood …
