We just spent a mildly absurd amount of money purchasing a download of EVERY SINGLE TAKE from Joe’s recent Headshot shoot I mean pre-school picture day, and I’ll never regret it, because he is literally …
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These Men
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my legacy
Today, on creating (forcing?) my legacy, going forward, I will be known for making this INCREDIBLE BISCUIT STUFFING every Thanksgiving. I will also be the medium old or regular old lady who insists on drinking …
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the why
Sometimes I wonder — especially on days when I don’t have time to write something here, or anything much to say — why exactly do I keep writing here, why have I been doing this …
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THANKFUL, OKAY?
IF YOU DON’T FRANTICALLY BUY A FIVE DOLLAR CARDBOARD THANKFUL SIGN FROM TARGET BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS ARE COMING FOR THANKSGIVING AND EVERYONE IS ENOUGH OVER THEIR HEAD COLDS AND STOMACH VIRUSES THAT YOU MIGHT EVEN …
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not If, but When
It’s not a question of IF I will make this ridiculous Southern Living dressing that requires you to make both homemade buttermilk cornbread AND sage and onion biscuits, but WHEN, and the answer to that …
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Jump to Recipe
Before I forget (and I probably will) two strong potential titles for my memoir are Jump to Recipe and Buy Now, as I am ALWAYS ALWAYS wanting to do domestic and pastoral things, whimsical and …
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humans vs. ideas
At the risk of sounding VERY VERY OBVIOUS I think the hardest part of character-driven writing is writing about human beings instead of ideas. So often I’ll be crafting something and realize, I’m thinking about …
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Candy
Us to Joe: Do you want some candy! Joe: No Us to Joe: C’mon! it’s candy! Joe:…No Us to Joe: You’re gonna love it! Candy’s awesome! Joe: …Cars? Us: JUST EAT YOUR CANDY Joe: NO …
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I am a good person (?)
I felt like a very, VERY good person and planet steward when I ordered myself a bunch of reusable straws, but then I realized that I Amazon Primed them, which basically cancels out any goodness? …
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Happy anniversary
I think the longer you’ve been married, the further your anniversary day gets from anything moderately celebratory. A scene from this morning: Husband: Did you feed the cat? Wife: No, I’m getting Joe his waffle …