‘Tis the season to be baking! I’ll be the first to admit, Cookies are not my forte. That’s not to say I can’t bake at all. I can actually manage quite well in the muffin, bread, or pie department. However, when it comes to the seemingly simplest of confections, I’m not as comfortable as I would like to be. Read more »
By the time you read this, I will have already returned from the trip mentioned below… Blog makeover put a hiccup in posting
Written Thursday, December 1, 2011
A dark cabin is the perfect environment for these heavy eyes, but surrendering to them hasn’t done a thing. I simply cannot sleep. It’s with good reason though. I’m brimming with anticipation and excitement for the weekend ahead in the humble and charming city of New Orleans. Read more »
Greetings my lovelies! Every year around this time when it starts to get cold and dark out and chatter erupts about the upcoming holiday season, we all wonder where the last year has gone. Time always flies, and the “less young” I get, the faster it seems to fly. Read more »
Happy almost-Thanksgiving! Are you starting to fee l the holiday season among us? I am… This weekend I got my first real taste of it when I pulled a little Frank from Old School action. Yeah, that’s right. I had a “pretty nice little Saturday” domestic diva style: Home Depot, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, and even some grocery shopping at Shop-Rite. Less than ten minutes into my journey, I realized I was sorely mistaken for making this (mis)adventure out. Who was I kidding trying to run errands on a late November Saturday afternoon? Crowds have amassed at the grocery store in search of yams, cranberries, and Butterballs and the roads are inundated with cars as desperation takes hold of shoppers bouncing from strip mall to strip mall in search of the perfect gift… Ahh, ’tis the season to be merry, right? Personally, it makes me want to hibernate at home, do all of my shopping online, and map out an underground tunnel to get to and from the grocery store unscathed during the pre-dawn hours… Read more »
