Sassafras Mama

Today is my birthday and, like an extra treat, I had the day off from school.   It’s been such a tentative week, filled with hope at one mom...

On election day 2016, I came home and started to put together the snacks that would form our celebratory Election Night supper.   As I liste...

I have an app on my phone that I use to countdown to the anticipated events of life.   Most of the time, the events are the small treats tha...

As if to prove that I can’t just wear flip flops forever, Mother Nature has delivered a cold rain for most of the past week.   Today is no e...

The front yard garden is a tad overgrown and a bit ragged, as much from the last of the Summer heat as from cold overnight weather. The host...

  For as long as I have taught classes on government and politics, I have taught my students that in a democracy citizens get the government...

All summer long, in preparation to once again teach 20th century history, I read (and re-read) books about the last century   One of the ver...

Lately, my favorite pictures to make with my phone are ones with a path at the center.   It’s like my subconscious is cheering us on as we v...

T and I took a day over the weekend to go to one of our favorite places and stop by some farm stands along the way.   We came home in posses...

Every morning I stand in the back windows of my house and admire the dogwood tree.   These days, it’s looking decidedly like Fall truly is o...