I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I love the flowy dresses and kicky wedge sandals but hate the mosquitoes and creepy crawlies. I love the fresh earthen vegetables and the smell of the grill fired up but hate the oppressive humidity. I love having my sons home while we … [Read more...] about Herbalicious Pimm’s – 5:00 Fridays TM
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Basil Gimlet – 5:00 Fridays TM
You might have noticed the Mom Congress badge over on my sidebar. I was recently tapped to be North Carolina's delegate to Parenting magazine's annual Mom Congress. You have no idea what a thrill it was for me. In typical motherly and womanly self-deprecating fashion, I wondered … [Read more...] about Basil Gimlet – 5:00 Fridays TM
Donna Summer Disco Queen – 5:00 Fridays
I never realized how R-rated all the song lyrics my friend Katie and I used to sing while swinging on the old metal swing set in the backyard back in the day. We'd toss our heads back and kick up our feet trying to make the post of the swing set pop out of the ground while … [Read more...] about Donna Summer Disco Queen – 5:00 Fridays
Mother’s Day Cheer – 5:00 Fridays
I could use this time and space to wax poetically about how motherhood as brightened my world and added an eternal lilt in my step. I could go on about how I adore my sons and want to wrap them in my motherly shawl to squeeze what's left of their cherubic little boy bodies. I … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Cheer – 5:00 Fridays
Cuban Mojito – 5:00 Fridays
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
Summer’s Daydream – 5:00 Fridays
Oh sweet juniper, summer fun is almost upon us! This is the time of year I tuck away the red wine and start making sure the ice is always fresh. Warm weather makes me want gin. Sure, I also want to get pedicures and wear kicky wedge sandals and sundresses and feel the weight of … [Read more...] about Summer’s Daydream – 5:00 Fridays
Tacky Punch – 5:00 Fridays
It's March 23. It's not a significant day, but the late days in March do remind me of my years in Minneapolis. March was the most difficult month of winter to endure because it was still cold and gray, and the streets were sullied with sooty slush and snow. It was a tough reality … [Read more...] about Tacky Punch – 5:00 Fridays