by Robin | Jun 11, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Poetry, Teens & Tweens
The Malodorous Plight of Mother and Son "The foulest stench is in the airThe funk of forty thousand years*"I hold my breath, near despairWicked boys, give way to cheers.Confined within too small a spacePutrid, vile, scent-clouds descendI cover nose,...
by Robin | Mar 8, 2010 | Food and Drink, Kitchen, Photos, Recipes, Southern, y'all
In my quest to not only try new recipes monthly, but to incorporate them into my culinary arsenal, I'm bound to have a combination of hits and misses. While Southern Living's "Easy Chicken & Dumplings" was an out-of-the-ballpark...
by Robin | Feb 16, 2010 | Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea
Sometimes I can be quite literal ~ South Carolina foothills, surprise snowfall February 2010. This is what I did to get ready for our 15th annual Valentine Tea. For a Southern girl who has never seen a White Christmas,a White Valentine's is pretty...
by Robin | Jan 16, 2010 | (in)courage, Pensieve's Poetic License, Photos, Plants & flowers, Poetry
Frozen fairy dustMagic sprinkled from HeavenSin cleansed white as snow. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A long time ago in a far away land, I hosted a . I loved encouraging others to write poetry, something I discovered for...
by Robin | Oct 29, 2009 | Favorite things, Nature, Personal, Photos, Poetry
This morning I was entangled by silvery threads beaded in dew. Spun and woven and snowflake-unique, patterned and random and each a gossamer masterpiece. Delicate garland adorning iron tree, beauty softening hardened beast. Life-sustaining for one, life-taking for...
by Robin | Oct 18, 2009 | Food and Drink, Photos, Recipes
Sometimes all I need to try something new is a swift kick in the tail little motivation. It's all too easy for me to reach for the same ol' tried and true recipes, so I was appreciative when One2One Network approached me to try, then share, a few...