by Robin | Jan 10, 2018 | Faith, Grace Table, Hospitality, Humor, Uncategorized
It occurred to me recently how there’s value in our mess-ups: they’ll often sear memory, and in the best of times they can point us to something magnificent. Mess-ups…mistakes are hard to forget. The more public, the more memorable. On...
by Robin | Jan 9, 2015 | Humor, Personal, Teens & Tweens
I think it’s fair to blame it on the fact I’ve never before attended a fitness Boot Camp. Well, that, and my brain and body are offended by the 4:50am wake-up call to get to said Boot Camp on time. They just aren’t fully awake by 5:30....
by Robin | Apr 21, 2014 | Adventures in Germany, Europe, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
I’m out of breath riding backwards on a train sitting across from an Asian student who doesn’t speak English but who does speak German. She’s working on an exam of some sort, using a pencil and block eraser and painting her words beautiful, none of...
by Robin | Sep 16, 2013 | Humor, Mom stuff, Personal
I have a thing about tan lines. I always have, and given the fact I'm writing this at mid-life, I suppose I always will. My youth was a slather of baby oil and iodine or Hawaiin Tropic–mercy! I can still smell glorious coconut just thinking about it!...
by Robin | Dec 4, 2011 | Funny Stuff!, Humor, youtube ROCKS!
This is four minutes of the funniest, cleanest hilarity I've ever seen, and it's Greg's and Ryan's reactions to reading each other's lists for the first time that put this video over the top for me. Over one million hits to You Tube suggest...
by Robin | Jul 11, 2011 | Art, Beauty, Encouragement, Gratitude, Great quotes, Humor, Inspiring, One Thousand Gifts
One Thousand Gifts ~ Multitudes on Monday I'm a lover of words and delight in those who string them together like exquisite pearls or even a chunky beaded necklace; I suppose this is why I'm inclined to share my own on this corner of the web. But word economy...