Sassafras Mama

The backstory:  I long for Spring and my switch to warm-weather clothing has made that longing a more frigid affair.  Figuring that T shoul...

The backstory: Typically, our Middle School students wait outside the classroom if their teacher isn’t in the room.  Since 12 and 13 year ...

When January rolls around, it’s Winter’s first full month and I expect cold and snow.  After all, it’s Winter and that’s how it goes.  The ...

For the last two weeks, school has been on Spring Break.  For the first week, JT went to Florida with the baseball team.  I went to school ...

I made some pictures of my backyard the morning after the March 20 snowstorm.  The snow was heavy and wet and it outlined every branch ...

I have a hard time believing that the folks who pop into CVS to buy workout and travel magazines are also looking for their Jesus fix, ...

First day of Spring or not, we’re having one last snowstorm today.  It’s a pretty, steady, wet snow that covers the grass but hasn’t...

Since the new year began, I’ve posted pictures of my changing amaryllis bulb every Thursday.  Last Thursday, at week ten, the blooms were c...

When I was a teenager, I discovered that when my sister and I were away from home, my mother would clean in our absence.  For years, I thou...

We had snow cover for most of late January, all of February, and the start of March.  Our final  second-to-last snow storm of the season wa...