I spent my entire adult life in the work force. I started working back in the day when women wore boring blue suits with gold buttons to the office. That was before we were allowed to inject our personality into the daily grind. It was also a time when your male counterparts … [Read more...] about Working Mother
Dirt and Noise
Flea Market Steals and Regrets
I cajoled my family into a jaunt to the flea market today. It just happened to be on the way home from Bird's soccer game, and coupled with a blue skied sunny day and the promise of bratwurst on a pretzel roll, no one could knock me down. Never mind that the NC State Homecoming … [Read more...] about Flea Market Steals and Regrets
Chocohottie – 5:00 Fridays
When the weather turns from balmy to brisk I like to imbibe with fewer ice cubes clinking in my glass. We have a fireplace built outside and we do use it most of the year. On weekends you'll find Mac Daddy stoking the fire while Bird and Deal throw the football fight in the yard. … [Read more...] about Chocohottie – 5:00 Fridays
A Sticky Situation
It was October 1991. I had just bought a staid navy suit lined in silk gray pinstripes and made of a stiff gabardine that felt like one of those mustard yellow interoffice envelopes with the red string to fasten it. Underneath the suit I wore a cream silk shell with a scrunched … [Read more...] about A Sticky Situation
Corn. Unadulterated. – Wordless Wednesday
Fennel: Shrinking Violet No More
We eat more fennel in our house than any household in America. An inordinate amount. Ditto for anchovies. When I chop fennel for whatever delightful dish I'm whipping up, there are little hands reaching up to the counter grabbing slices off the cutting board. Eventually Bird just … [Read more...] about Fennel: Shrinking Violet No More
Loving a Large Family
Mac Daddy is the youngest of six children. I come from a family of four, but there were mostly just three of us depending on if we were with Dad or visiting Mom. I didn't grow up with family around and I'd be hard pressed to even recognize my cousins, aunts, and uncles in photos. … [Read more...] about Loving a Large Family