Sassafras Mama

Last week, I had one of those spiraling days of doubt that occur every once in a while.   It was Friday and I was physically and emotionally...

  As an adolescent - really as a tween - I learned that some clothes and styles were off-limits because of my weight.   Once the dreaded ...

It has taken more than half my time on earth for me to learn the lesson that I must embrace life when and where it happens and not wish it a...

Most of January was damp and cold.   We had a smidge of snow - enough to earn a snow day - but mostly we had endless grey skies and rain.   ...

On Monday morning, I taught my classes and when I returned to my office, there was an e-mail from my surgeon’s office: my hip replacement wa...

Years ago, my taught me that the sight of a cardinal was a visit from a loved one who had passed; a sign that all was well in the great beyo...

This blog is now an Amor Towles appreciation blog.    For the second month in a row, one of Amor Towles novels is the   source of my end-of-...

Today marks my last 5 day week of school before surgery.   Next week, I have pre-op appointments on Friday; the week after that features ano...

It is an established fact that I love to cook.   When I was denied a hip replacement until I could achieve a qualifying BMI score, my world ...

There is an inevitable moment in the Winter season when I have had enough of the cold and snow.   When it happens, I turn to pink sweaters t...