Sassafras Mama

I am the queen of appetizers and New Year’s Eve is a night when I can show off.  Tonight we are enjoying a feast of favorites. - Te...

I first read Alice Taylor’s collection of stories when I was in my early 20s and lived in Nashville.  Over the years, I’ve made time each D...

This year, I wrote a monthly book report on the last day of the month.  I managed to fulfill that goal and there is a book report coming yo...

The backstory:  At the start of 2016, I pulled out my very favorite Miss Read book,  Village Centenary .  The novel is structured in month...

I received an amaryllis bulb for Christmas.  Planting the bulb is among my most favorite Winter traditions.  I am excited to watch it grow ...

While I don’t have a “wrestling mom” sticker on my car, be assured that many a New Jersey wrestling mom does roll up to meets proclaiming t...

I have a good friend who is the mother of two young children, four year olds who are firm believers in Santa.  I thought of her as we were ...

This morning finds me closing in on the last of my Christmas chores.  I don’t feel like chore is the right word, because I enjoy the planni...

We are closing in on the big day and happily, I am nearly done with my wrapping.  I don’t tire of this task and will be sorry to pu...

Today is the Winter Solstice.  Officially, the day of the Winter Solstice is that point in the earth’s orbit when the North Pole is it’s fu...