by Robin | Feb 21, 2014 | Memoir, Personal, SNOW, Southern, y'all, Uncategorized
i. “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up….” It was little more than a punchline to me back when it aired, a TV commercial for LifeCall, a med-alert device for the elderly. Unintentionally campy. A joke’s butt. Easy target for late night...
by Robin | Jun 5, 2012 | Family, Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Wow!, Writing
Last fall I was contacted about contributing an essay for a collaborative print book project; everything about it seemed perfect: I've highly regarded the publisher almost as long as I could read (an arm of Guideposts). Through this Inspiring Voices project,...
by Robin | Apr 21, 2012 | Chattanooga, Southern, y'all
I'm in town only a few months before heading back to the other side of the planet to continue my year of adventure, but the timing couldn't be better to be in Chattanooga. There's something fun on tap every weekend between now and "then,"...
by Robin | Feb 24, 2012 | Food and Drink, Southern, y'all, Writing
Grit. Add an "s" and it transforms into a wonderful, Southern breakfast side dish, best served with a lump of butter (never margarine), a sprinkling of salt and crushed pepper, and a smattering of crumbled bacon in every bite; and cheese, cheese is always an...
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 9, 2011 | Art, Beauty, Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Personal, Southern, y'all
When I think of Tiffany's, there's a confluence of three simultaneous thoughts: Audrey Hepburn and "Breakfast at…" Little blue boxes Beautiful stained glass lamps When I think of Biltmore Estate, there's another three-tiered thought parade:...