by Robin | Aug 11, 2011 | Books, Exercise in Frustration, Film, Movie reviews, Ouch!, Personal
Oh, my. I loved the book The Help, not because it was the best-written novel I've ever read, but because I can identify with the story in part, because this is the era in which I grew up. I thought (romanticized??) that Abileen's and Minny's...
by Robin | Aug 11, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Simple Mom
My first-born will begin her college freshman year later this month. With over 4,500 colleges and universities in our country, deciding where to attend followed a rigorous, months’ long odyssey that required investigation, perseverance, and sifting through a...
by Robin | Aug 4, 2011 | Faith, Family, Mom stuff, New York City, Parenting, Personal, Travel
I heard it before I heard it, '70s Seals & Crofts, one of my favorites of theirs. It was only when I stepped out of the shower to towel off that I heard myself humming along to the radio. Life, so they say, is but a game and we let it slip away....
by Robin | Jul 29, 2011 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Personal, Southern, y'all
Blood and marriage are reason enough to gather on the hottest day of the year to celebrate family, for no other reason than that. It's the Southern Way. On a canvas of conversation broad-stroked with laughter, the fizzy flit of flies joins a threatening...
by Robin | Jul 25, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos
When I close my eyes, for seconds we are Thelma and Louise rounding treacherous mountain curves but not running from anything or to anything, just two girls on the go. Sisters. Truth is, the curves are more beautiful than treacherous, and the only approximation to...