See?  I told you! Key Lime Pie. Just saying the words makes my mouth water for that cold, creamy, citrus, cloud-like deliciousness resting on a perfect graham crust.  *lost in dreamy euphoria, wipes drool off chin and looks around self-consciously… Oh, hello, yes I’m here.  I was just–never mind.  So the pie. I got this [...]

This week I got a shocking, adrenaline-pumping, reality check about gardening. One morning after I watered all the pots and the flower bed (which I now realize I have not ever mentioned before…so look for that post coming soon!) I saw a large pile of weeds had sprung up…almost overnight.  So I was happily tending [...]

…White Christmas… Hahaha!  Pretty awesome right?  Yeah, I still do crack myself up.  Hey, at least I know I’ll always have one person who thinks I’m funny–well actually two.  My sister thinks I’m hilarious.  Her husband even knows when she’s talking to me on the phone because she has a special, “talking to my hilarious [...]

I always liked the idea of a window right over the kitchen sink.  There is something whimsical about being able to feel the breeze on a balmy spring day as you’re filling a pitcher of quenching water; something calming about watching the trees bend and sway in the wind as you clip stems to fill [...]

This is the season of re-. We REjoice about all things spiritual and seasonal. We REcycle gift bags from last year. We REceive trinkets and tokens from friends and family. We REgift last year’s randomest gifts. We REturn wrong sizes, colors, and styles. We REmember people and moments we cherish. We REtell our favorite stories. [...]

I was sick outta work on my hands I had time in between all my naps I came up with this rhyme it started with a tickle then my throat got sore so I bought all the Airborne I could find in the store I was sneezin’ and wheezin’ all laid up in my bed [...]

Despite the one watering eye and the opposite watering nostril I decided to get myself up today and go for a walk to mail some letters.  I wasn’t sure if the mailperson had yet come today but I didn’t care, it was a beautiful, crystal clear, fall day and I needed to “blow the stink [...]

I love maps.  Oh how I love them! I have no idea where this adoration came from exactly.  I have no recollection of being specifically taught to appreciate maps.  I just remember them being a vital facet of my upbringing. Maybe it had to do with the maps that would come neatly tucked away in [...]

Dear Monday, I know we’ve had some special times…all those holidays, the days I didn’t have to go in early, and the days there was no school. We’ve had a good run at it. But now I its time I let you know: I don’t think you should come around anymore. I’m sorry if this [...]

After our cute little [maniacal] furry fiend–I uh, mean, friend yeah, that’s it friend Marley went back to his humans, Roomdog was treated to a luxurious afternoon at the spa.  A little me-time for the saintly hound who endured Marley’s antics with the  patience of a seasoned and wise ol’ dog.  Here’s Roomdog looking all [...]