My original plan was to smash my face into an iced cake a la Mrs. Doubtfire…
…and use THAT for a post image. But {cough, cough} somehow that never managed to happen. Years ago, an acquaintance gave me a gift book I wasn’t sure was real or gag, Joey Green’s Amazing Kitchen Cures: 1,150 Ways to Prevent and Cure Common...
Thief of gold
The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee; a clover, anytime, to him, is aristocracy. ~ Emily Dickinson Upon lofty Lookout Mountain, delight and inspiration arrived unexpected, packaged in Springtime ritual. Assuming a better vantage...
4 Bridges Art Festival
Top Ten Reasons NOT to Miss!
If you live in or near Chattanooga, what can I say to persuade you to head out to the 11th Annual 4 Bridges Arts Festival today or tomorrow? Will pictures do? The Festival, produced by the Association for Visual Arts (AVA), is hosted at the First...
Around/About: The “Miscellaneous” Edition :: Week ending 4/16/11
A collection of links I love, sites I like, interesting reads or cool happenings nearby. Excellent post for parents of doubting children A Rick Warren quote that has stuck with me all week. What you need to do if you're at Mom 2.0 Summit; what you're...
the art of friendship
she is my friend who hears my unspoken words as loudly as those drawled, celebrates dreams as though they are real, pursues me as if i am worthy, challenges me with ancient words, opens her veins and splashes blood mixed with tears, vaults my secrets behind keyless...
On distance & reality
{Five-minute Friday}
How can the ordinary be nothing short of miraculous? Before first breath she was wholly dependent on me. Every beat of my heart thundered in her ears, the white noise of mother comfort. My body was her protector, her strength, her incubator…her...
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s off to work I go…
And I couldn't have asked for a more perfect position for me– Business development for the BEST quick service restaurant in the world! For the few poor souls who aren't intimately acquainted with cows who can stand upright on two...
A very special Special Day
It's the best birthday present a mom could receive, seeing her child reach for stars and return with a dazzling constellation– Today my sister-in-law-who-could-out-Martha-Stewart-Martha-Stewart celebrated her birthday by watching her oldest win the long...