Sassafras Mama

The outdoors are my sweet spot and being able to go for walks and visit gardens and parks has been one of the best parts of my post-hip repl...

Several women that I know have had babies this Spring and as I’ve bought tiny little sets of pretty clothes for the new mamas, I’v...

I am a regular reader of the Cup of Jo website and enjoy the sense of community that can be found in the comments section (that a...

I picked up The Angry Tid e to read as the school year began, confident that it would be a welcome respite as I settled in to busy school d...

Last year, a blog that I regularly read and enjoy compiled a list of happy books .  I love happy stories and the generous assortment of rec...

The other night as I was moving laundry from the washer to the dryer, I had the idol thought that the third laundry basket I bought a few w...

I had worried that his newfound knowledge that Santa was really me would leave JT less excited on Christmas Eve.  It turns out that I need...

August has always signaled moving season for me.  In August of 1989, I left California to move to Tennessee.  I stayed there five years befo...

Last Friday, I persuaded T and JT to join me in a local corn maze. I enjoy myself a little corn maze confusion and this was no exception.  J...

One of the hazards of life for me has been the idea of uncertainty.  I'm not a pessimist, per se, but events of my past and my sadness a...