Fighting Gravity and Old Spice
{Revised after voting: WAHOO!!! They've made it through to the next round!!} In spite of my discovery of Paul Potts (winner of Britain's Got Talent) years ago, I've never watched the show's American counterpart. My youngest loves...
Still life, obsessions & it has an ovary used for food*
We were introduced last summer; it was unexpected love at first sight. Creamy yellow-flesh with blushed cheeks. Incredibly sweet, exquisitely rare and ab-so-lute-ly luscious. It didn't involve sparkly, twilight-y vampires but first bite consummated...
The Inn at Biltmore
{Biltmore Estate, third in the series}
As soon as you spot The Inn at Biltmore, you know you're in for a treat– Situated hill-top, the backyard offers gorgeous scenic oasis to those who come needy. Inside, the elegant lobby invites presence. Late night has...
Lost child and angels
It was supposed to take 15 minutes, tops. "Best laid plans" I would think later. Headed out of town the next morning, I dropped by the mall after work to pick up two things before going home to start dinner. Landing a close parking space, I...
See Chicago!
Good gracious–PENSIEVE almost sounds like a travel blog these days! But school is out, my job is ending, and I'd be crazy not to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities! When we realized our two oldest were at camp the same...
Beautiful Things
A introduced me to Gungor, and while I listened to their music, I read their story and a mad crush ensued. Their eclectic stylings refuse conventional genre, so goshdarnit, they made up their own: "liturgical post-rock" for starters....
Sin in a bag
I suspect God made milk for the sole purpose of marrying cinnamon rolls; what is fine on its own is exponentially better when coupled– July 2010, Chattanooga, TN. Niedlov's Breadworks cinnamon rolls. "We love to knead. We knead...
When I discovered I’m the shortest person in my family…
While he was camping for the week with a friend in the North Carolina mountains, my youngest had the audacity to grow taller than me! For that little stunt I've grounded him til school starts. I'm not sure if it was tent sleeping, mountain...
(in)dependence Day
"Freedom is never free…"~ Author unknown In spite of living in a country where freedom is assumed, valued and celebrated, do you ever feel caged… enslaved… defeated…? {Please click to continue reading over at (in)courage, where I...