On princesses, flight and forgetting
Warm as toast and perfumed with imaginary flowers, why those freshly-laundered sheets invite flight her spirit insists! Giggles float like bubbles from a magic wand, burst too soon by a mama's weary prick. Princess superintends this routine....
Disclaimers and tapas
When Biltmore staff invited a group of bloggers and journalists for a familiarization tour, it was calculated risk: they didn't require that we write about our experiences but, understanding bloggers and social media enthusiasts, it was a safe bet...
Broken minds and perspective
Chronicled fours years ago as my siblings and I watched my father's slow-motion, heart-breaking end-of-life, this poem stands as one of the most important pieces I've ever penned. As my heart bleeds words in witness of painful circumstance, I never...
Honeymoons and mountain tops
It was love at first sight and yet another reason j'adore the South– Twenty-three years ago hours after we said "I do," my new husband whisked me through a romantic North Carolina tour, honeymooning at two beautiful destinations: Olde...
Where the wild things are
{Note: This is one time you'll want to click pictures to supersize them!In this case, bigger is better!!} The mecca of our family's summer pilgrimage is more than sand and sea… It's where the wild things are. The only high rises are Live Oaks...
Every mom should earn a million dollars
The Malodorous Plight of Mother and Son "The foulest stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years*" I hold my breath, near despair Wicked boys, give way to cheers. Confined within too small a space Putrid, vile, scent-clouds descend I...
Inside my head when I got caught in the rain
In my on-going quest to (take your pick…): stay in shape get in shape tone existing muscle build non-existent muscle lose weight fit into my summer clothes relieve stress defeat insomnia train for a marathon l i v e t o s e e m y g...
When morning is good
Slipping into his room of shadows and still, I silently pull back the covers and ease onto the side of his bed. He begins departure from the land of dreams and stirs in the place of In Between, burrowing to remain a while longer. ...