It's only May, and it's hot. Like sweltering July hot. So far we have had fall and summer in North Carolina. There was (thankfully) no winter to speak of, and spring sprang before you could spell daffodil. Summer must be a mean girl who elbowed Spring out of the way to make room … [Read more...] about Cuban Mojito – 5:00 Fridays
Beauty by Example
When Bird was an infant I was feeling haggard and sluggish. Gone was my youthful, dewy face, along with my spry gait and sunny outlook. I was tired and fumbling and feeling like I was not equipped to be a mom. I hardly ever babysat when I was young, and had only changed … [Read more...] about Beauty by Example
Laughter is the best medicine. – Wordless Wednesday
Conversation
This is what Sunday morning conversations are like in my house: Deal: "I'm Hungary." Bird: "Let's go to Turkey!" Mac Daddy: "And get some Greece!" Me: Face palm. … [Read more...] about Conversation
An Open Letter to North Carolina
I published this post on Thursday, April 26. Something happened in the world wide web to delete this post from my Wordpress dashboard and render the links useless. My savvy friend Lawrence helped me out and found the Google cached link so I am posting it again. This is too … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to North Carolina
Kum On! – 5:00 Fridays
My friend Dave was chatting about kumquats on Facebook the other day. What, your friends' status updates don't involve kumquats? The conversation carried on and eventually led to the idea for a kumquat margarita. Being a cocktailing kind of girl, I decided to rise to the … [Read more...] about Kum On! – 5:00 Fridays
