Tonight The Music Seems So Loud

When I was growing up, I knew from an early age that my mama and daddy didn't share the same taste in music. There was some common ground, of course - they both enjoyed standards from the 50s and 60s - but Daddy mostly listened to country music … [Continue reading]

A Title, It Eludes Me

Thanks so much for your sweet comments about the book. I am going to try to soak up as much of your encouragement as I can, mainly because several people have told me that the next few months of writing will be, um, challenging. I know that there's a … [Continue reading]

The Book Thing

Remember when I told y'all last week that I was going to have a lot of words on Monday? Well, I am here to make good on that promise. But consider yourselves warned. This post is gonna be a marathon, not a sprint. You might want to grab a protein … [Continue reading]

Pinning

I'm gonna have a lot of words on Monday. A LOT of words. Words about some STUFF and some THINGS, mind you. Just you wait. But in the meantime: pictures. Or pintures. Or pinterestures. 1) These return address stamps are fab. Source: … [Continue reading]

Happies

A few weeks ago my friend Amanda gave me a heads up that there were some new varieties of Fig Newtons that merited my attention. I finally remembered to buy some when I was at the grocery store earlier this week, and while I think Amanda may have … [Continue reading]

The Lay Of The Land

I'm not gonna lie. Things have been just been a little hectic around our house lately. In fact, last Wednesday I decided I was going to drop all pretense of being able to handle everything that's going on right now, and after the little man was … [Continue reading]