As you know, our Read With Us selection for this winter is The Secret History by Donna Tartt. It’s my turn today to tell you why you should read this book . . . Bonny…

I’m going to warn you right now, the photos in this post are all of food. If you’re hungry you might want to step away or get a snack before continuing . . . Also,…

Last Friday while at the conference I happened to look up at just the right moment and see that the sun was really spectacular from my hotel room window. It was, to use Kym’s expression,…

Our Bird Buddy continues to be popular with the feathered friends who visit our backyard. We regularly see Eastern Bluebirds, Goldfinches, Pine Warblers, Carolina Wrens, Chipping Sparrows, House Finches, Blue Jays, Tufted Titmice, and more…

Twenty years ago today, on a cold Saturday morning, I found myself home alone. Hannah was at a friend’s house. Dale and Luke were duck hunting. And I was inexplicably bored. I sat down at…

I’ve had a month to attempt being fearless and I have not, in fact, been fearless at all. Instead, I have worried and fretted over much . . . the future of democracy, the safety…

Well, dear readers, despite all of my worry, the conference was terrific. The hotel was beautiful, we found our way to the various meetings and spaces without difficulty, Dale arrived via Uber without issue, and…

This is not my typical Eye Candy Friday post and I certainly don’t consider myself eye candy . . . but I wanted to share this selfie with you and thank you all for your…

Time for another . . . 3 random things rambling around in my head. I’ve done my best to ignore the news since last November but it’s been extra hard this week since everything is…

Today is a special day. A day that only occurs 4 times annually. It’s the day I get to tell you the book that Bonny and Kym and I have chosen for our next Read…

Here’s how you know I’m always thinking about you: when I made a Target run yesterday (to get those bins for knitting projects that I talked about) I saw the flower display and took a…

Sharing 3 random things taking up space in my head these days . . . Inspired by Kym, I am going to knit this sweater for Dale. I chose this color. And now we wait…