Sassafras Mama

Eleven years ago this June, my happy world exploded with the break-up of my then-partnership.  I’ve long since re-covered and rebuilt my fa...

It’s been a really lovely Spring around here, with nights cool enough to warrant keeping a down comforter on the bed a little later than us...

My back deck is the back yard equivalent of the front porch, an alternately sunny and shady place to relax and enjoy the outdoors.  We spen...

Inspired by the abundant rhododendron blooms, my peony is making an impressive display of its own.  Just a few weeks ago, the tight buds we...

When the milder weather comes to stay, I want to spend all my free time outdoors.  In May, when Summer is in view but the month is a busy c...

I spend my days in the company of Middle Schoolers.  Their concerns and interests are, to some extent, mine.  In this way, I remain sympath...

Whenever possible, I make my Costco run on a weeknight, when the overcrowding potential is low.  But so far May has been too busy for that ...

JT took the lovely A to the prom on Thursday evening.  Before the festivities began, the two of them put up with a significant amount o...

I love to wrap presents and tie on cheerful ribbons. That’s happy!

My front porch in May is a transitional project, awaiting the arrival of flowers on Mother’s Day, a tradition that T began and that I very ...