Sassafras Mama

I know for sure that spring weather has arrived when I get out both pitchers and have a batch of sweet tea to go with the regular house win...

The year that JT was born, I took to buying a bouquet of daffodils when I went to the grocery store each week.  There I'd be, with my fr...

My friend S and her son D joined JT and me for Easter supper.  I made some familiar favorites and the food was delicious, though I say it m...

 When my car was in the shop last week, I asked for (and received!) loads of help.  Much to my surprise, my admission that I need help did n...

JT's away for the weekend, so we organized our Easter celebration for Friday morning.  It featured the usual cast of characters.  There ...

I have a student who comes to school on dress down days with the whitest sneakers I have ever seen.  They are amazingly clean and always ind...

I've spent the better part of the last few days fretting about my car, sequestered as it is in the mechanic's shop while I begged ri...

My car is in the shop ----- I'm working on day two of an undiagnosed car problem ---- and I'm not amused. As it turns out, it'...

I had a few rough days last week and at one point I sat down and wrote about how tired I am of doing it all alone.  I debated putting it up ...

When I was selecting the new sofa and mentioned a need for something sturdy and durable, it was incidents like this that I had in mind.