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The Cure for Memory Loss

by Robin | Jul 16, 2010 | Advice, Books, Chattanooga, Encouragement, Family, Favorite things, friendship, Great ideas!, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing

Sometimes you strike gold when you aren’t even mining for it. The idea was planted the way a lot of great ideas are–buried in the loamy subconscious, waiting to burst surface at just the right time. The blame–no, make that credit–goes to Don...

Fighting Gravity and Old Spice

by Robin | Jul 13, 2010 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Personal, Television, Videos, youtube ROCKS!

{Revised after voting: WAHOO!!! They've made it through to the next round!!} In spite of my discovery of Paul Potts (winner of Britain's Got Talent) years ago, I've never watched the show's American counterpart. My youngest loves America's...

See Chicago!

by Robin | Jul 8, 2010 | Art, Chicago, Favorite things, Marriage, Personal, Photos, Travel

Good gracious–PENSIEVE almost sounds like a travel blog these days! But school is out, my job is ending, and I'd be crazy not to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities! When we realized our two oldest were at camp the same week...

Sin in a bag

by Robin | Jul 7, 2010 | Chattanooga, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Friends, friendship, Personal, Photos, Reviews, Surcies, Sursees, Cercies, TREATS!

I suspect God made milk for the sole purpose of marrying cinnamon rolls; what is fine on its own is exponentially better when coupled– July 2010, Chattanooga, TN. Niedlov's Breadworks cinnamon rolls. "We love to knead. We knead to...

Honeymoons and mountain tops

by Robin | Jun 20, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Blogging, Favorite things, Personal, Photos, Southern, y'all, Travel

It was love at first sight and yet another reason j'adore the South– Twenty-three years ago hours after we said "I do," my new husband whisked me through a romantic North Carolina tour, honeymooning at two beautiful destinations: Olde...

Where the wild things are

by Robin | Jun 15, 2010 | Family Traditions, Favorite things, God's Country, Kiawah Island, Nature, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal, Southern, y'all, Travel

{Note: This is one time you'll want to click pictures to supersize them!In this case, bigger is better!!} The mecca of our family's summer pilgrimage is more than sand and sea… It's where the wild things are. The only high rises are Live Oaks older...