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…open a new door…!

by Robin | Mar 27, 2014 | Art, Favorite things, Home, Personal, Uncategorized

Oh, hai there internet people, long time no see. Well, I have reasons, lovies, and good ones. I’ve kinda-sorta been occupied, some reasons to which I’ve alluded online, but mostly not. For an over-sharer who lives with private people, I imagine...

Does a Red “X” Really Matter? #enditmovement

by Robin | Feb 27, 2014 | Uncategorized

You’ve probably seen them by now, criss-crosses on the backs of your friends’ hands, a crimson blur on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. And maybe, just maybe, if you’re a cynic like me, you wondered what good does that really do? I’m not a...

An Attempt To Explain Why Southerners Love Snow

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...

Sweet Treats for Valentine’s Day!

by Robin | Feb 5, 2014 | Affiliate links used, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day

Never have I sent more snail mail than when my babies went off to college. I’m pretty sure they’d tell you their mama is the Queen of Random Gift-giving. I’ve been gathering things for their Valentine’s baskets (just like Easter but in...

Walter Mitty and the residual affect of how we speak love

by Robin | Jan 23, 2014 | Compassion International, Do Something!, Encouragement, Faith, Love Gifts, Uncategorized

I’ve been thinking about those giant crosses in Chattanooga off I-75, how they provoke response on either ends of the spectrum. And, earnestly, I’ve been trying to consider the other side, the point of view different from my own… but the closest I...

Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

by Robin | Jan 17, 2014 | Aging, Uncategorized, Women

It won’t be easy You’ll think it strange When I try to explain how I feel ~ “Don’t Cry for me Argentina,” from Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber It’s been a joke for years, a decade maybe, and it became stock answer for just about...