by Robin | Mar 16, 2012 | Writing
“Without fear there cannot be courage.” ~ Christopher Paolini I’m a self-professed fraidy cat. I’m not very brave. I fear the unknown. It’s not that I’m a worrier, though I can’t quite reconcile the two; it’s more that...
by Robin | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
I actually remember Ree's first cooking post, a long, long, LONG time ago. What made me especially remember it was our mutual friend Willowtree, a curmudgeonly, foul-mouthed but completely lovable Australian, posted a recipe right after she did, and the...
by Robin | Mar 14, 2012 | Brand partnership, Poetry, Vicks VapoRub Bloggers
{Revised with winner's name below.} As my partnership with Vicks VapoRub comes to an end {sniff sniff}, and in anticipation of upcoming National Poetry Month, I've decide to write a poem in keeping with the unofficial ending of the Cold and Flu Season. ...
by Robin | Mar 9, 2012 | Compassion Bloggers, Compassion International
I saw his face, I learned about his plight, and now I'm asking you to help. Because the truth is, if you're able to read this (as am I), you're (we're) in a position where you can help. A little, a lot, it's of no concern to me…but it...
by Robin | Mar 4, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Memoir, Personal, Travel
I’m in Austria. I’m in Austria drinking a Franziskaner Weissbier and people-watching on the deck of an Apres-Ski. Vanilla-iced mountains and mounds are dazzling fortress, shielding me from the real world; my real world, anyway. I’m writing a...