Sassafras Mama

I became a Clint Smith fan reading his work in The Atlantic.   Then I picked up his book How the Word is Passed and my admiration grew expo...

I rolled into Summer 2023 with a great need for some peaceful days and the high hopes that would happen.   More than mid-way through August,...

During my time off this month, I took the opportunity to make some truly delicious meals for myself, something that was lost in the shuffle ...

There is a line in the Indigo Girls’ song “Closer to Fine” that has always spoken to me.   It’s both a comfort and a reminder that I should ...

I took my last chunk of time off at the start of August.   JT and I headed north to Vermont for a few days.   It’s a place JT loves, with mo...

I love a cardigan sweater.   There is something about them that meets all my style requirements: Casual, dressy, and everything in-between, ...

A couple of evenings this week, my friend K and her family have had supper at my house.   Their own kitchen is being renovated while K is 8 ...

My first house in Nebraska had a fireplace with a terrific Craftsmen-style mantle.   In the backyard garden, I grew zinnias, cosmos, dahlias...

  In our last year together, T and I faced some home improvement challenges that we did not handle well as a couple.   My sense at the time ...

I bought this shefflura - also known as an umbrella plant because of the shape of the leaves - in a 6 inch pot at Ikea at least 10 years ago...