I am excited about the 44th president’s inauguration; it’s the culmination of many dreams, those of the African American community, and of those who worked so hard to get him into office. More importantly though, I’m excited about the MENU! Yes, friends, I read with delight last week’s LA Times article about the “first supper” [...]
This morning, I felt led to write about one of the most polarizing topics out there: abortion. I am among the ranks of those who believe in a moral and Constitutional right to life, ie. that abortion is wrong. And yes, I believe it should be illegal. I’ll admit, I’m nervous to broach the subject [...]
We were hoping for snow while we were in the mountains. We ache for it every year we go up there, as if the view isn’t gorgeous enough. We got so excited when it fell below freezing one night, resulting in a thicky, icy shelf on the surface of the (gulp) never-used hot tub: In [...]
Wanna hug? C’mon… come a little closer! That’s better. Let’s rub noses now. Isn’t he cute? It’s for my friend Lika’s little one, Beckett! This bear took way too long to make, thanks to a bad bout of perfectionism (oh ok, procrastination). I labored over the colors and textures while Beckett was in utero, started [...]
HIIII-YAH! I’m back! Happy New Year everybody. We just got back from our very relaxing holiday in Orlando and Andrews, NC last week, and it’s taken about a week to get fully back into the system of things: the gym, the emailing and yes, the blog. Bren, overachieving blighter that he is, still managed to [...]