NaBloPoMo and My Love Affair with Writing

| November 1, 2011

Happy 11/1/11 y’all, where has the year gone? Two months from today my youngest will turn 8 and we’ll be starting a brand new year. Time flies… So after the semi-fail of last month’s 31 Days blog series where I missed roughly 10 posts in the middle of the month, my masochistic streak is rearing [...]

31 Days of Tying Up Loose Ends: Day 18: Tiny Moments

| October 18, 2011

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It’s ridiculous how fast the holidays have come up on us, isn’t it? Last year I opted for a new sweet potato recipe. I love Guy Fieri. Long before he was hosting game shows, I really loved the way he cooked and I adore “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” So [...]

Where I’m From

| July 25, 2011

The Zube I adore more than she knows wrote a beautiful poem from a “Where I’m From.” prompt, I believe hers to be far, far better than any I could produce (and still do) but I couldn’t resist trying it myself. Enjoy. ——————————– I am from handmade doll clothes well ironed by a little girl, [...]

Decks and Dogs Don’t Necessarily Mix

| April 26, 2011

Hope you had a great Easter. We’ve been swamped between Easter and Katie’s 16th birthday. I’m truly blessed to have the most amazing kids, but especially such a remarkable and wonderful daughter. The world is definitely a better place with her in it and I couldn’t be more proud of the person she is. /biased [...]

And so it begins…

| November 3, 2010

It’s that time of year… my Halloween decorations are put away, I’ve got my Thanksgiving/Fall stuff up already and Christmas carols playing. I’m starting to get that giddy feeling I usually get this time of year and I know I’m only a few weeks away from pulling out the Christmas decorations and reliving all the [...]