I remember when I got my first cell phone – I was 18 years old, a college freshman, and wandering around Dallas at Thanksgiving with Megan. She kindly dropped me
I remember when I got my first cell phone – I was 18 years old, a college freshman, and wandering around Dallas at Thanksgiving with Megan. She kindly dropped me
There are many things that have been frustrating (or maybe, just unrealistically expected, if we’re fair) about this move. I kinda thought we’d finally make the break and voila! a
I’m always an early celebrator of Christmas. The first frosts and speckles of snow (or, in California, afternoon fogginess) have me daydreaming of homemade cookies and shiny bows. But my
There’s something so satisfying about putting pen to paper, since I spend most of my working time with the illusion of words on a website or Word document. But, the
“Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious.
I’m a tried and true American girl. The National Anthem gets me choked up on a regular basis and I will probably be one of those spunky old ladies with
This is the time of year when pre-packaged food producers whore themselves out to the pumpkin-craving public, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m a sucker for Pumpkin Spice
Sometimes, as a conservative cowgirl, I find myself feeling unbelievably alone in a world of changing definitions and constant snark. I love old things, I’m stridently patriotic, I want my
I haven’t written here in a while. Honestly, I’ve been writing so much elsewhere that writing anything, even things that need to be said to keep my sanity, sounded like
When I was a teenager, our church started doing an “All-Church Campout” every year during Labor Day weekend. It was a little country church, and that meant that literally the