by Robin | Nov 29, 2010 | Family, Family Traditions, Personal, Photos, Thanksgiving
Don't let that innocent smile fool you…I'm a girl on a mission. It's the day after Thanksgiving and class is in session… Gun safety from a well-qualified instructor… And if you do exactly what he tells you… It's...
by Robin | Nov 26, 2010 | Family Traditions, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Mom stuff, Music, Personal, Photos, Thanksgiving
A lyrical, post-Thanksgiving tribute to the Best Apple Pie in the World. {Sung to the tune of "Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?"} Oh where, oh where has my apple pie gone? Oh where, oh where can it be? With its perfect pie crust, And Rome...
by Robin | Nov 18, 2010 | Advice, On my soapbox, Personal
"Brilliant!" I concluded in amusement-tinged approval; in imaginary theatre, I rose in ovation. I'm a doctor of spin, a marketer to the core, and if you're in business, I can't help myself: I'm always thinking...
by Robin | Nov 16, 2010 | Family, Personal, Poetry
he wore roach-stompin' cowboy boots black and patched in skins, out of fashion more than in, neither his concern, but sometimes… mine. skin sandpaper in shadows after five, and grizzly-sized hugs still felt in empty places. he loved mirrors, and...
by Robin | Nov 16, 2010 | Dessert, Food and Drink, Personal, Photos
It’s good to be “best” at something, and though I’ll never come close to what Steve Jobs did for Apple computers, he could never have produced a better apple pie than mine (unless he followed this recipe). And even though some people are more...
by Robin | Nov 15, 2010 | Personal
We were kings of the world. Bold. Free. Unstoppable. Young. Life seizers. Game changers. Boy chasers. We were 19 and legal to buy beer, wine and liquor thank-you-very-much, and an invisible line...