We had to add a leaf to Grandma Mary Jane's dining room table for Easter brunch this year, which meant we got to grow our roots as well. I use the word brunch loosely here because we had no eggs ( someone I know --it's me -- doesn't like them), no ham because the woman [...]
I drew a heart in the dust on my husband’s truck to celebrate love and kindness week. Others might fashion more elaborate Valentines, but I doubt any will be more sincere. The truck earned its grit honestly during some busy, challenging days. I think its passengers did too. I’d like to draw a big, ole [...]
Cousin Benny has had his hands full this Christmas keeping an intense eye on every single member of our holiday-filled house. He’s here in the living room monitoring the couch sitters (and waiting patiently for permission to climb aboard for a snuggle). He’s there on the kitchen floor, staring up at the nibblers and hoping [...]
My sister Kathy spent the week leading up to her 54th birthday helping my mom and I finalize details for a trip Kathy isn't even taking. She will be driving us to the airport, though, and picking us up, and hosting us the night before our flight. She's basically our personal Uber/Travel Agent/Concierge Service. I [...]
I traveled 442 miles round trip to have dinner with 75% of my kids Monday night and it was worth each of the 482 minutes I spent on highway 10. I’m not really a numbers person anyway. I am a person who loves glorious summer evenings, and smorgasbords of wood-fired pizza, and sweet bites of [...]