Yesterday I was working on a creative project. A project that was supposed to take about 20 minutes. Cut to 3 hours later… A lot of my life feels like a time-suck. The simplest tasks seem to…
Cookie Hips
I’m enjoying the holiday season. It’s been busy, but it’s also been fun and joyful. And it has been decadent. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t yet be stressing over my seasonal indulgences. I’d be waddling my way through the…
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
This isn’t my recipe. I’ve had it so long, the original looks ravaged and sun-damaged, like an old desert pioneer woman. And just like an old pioneer woman, this recipe still works hard and delivers the goods.…
Cookie Factory
It hasn’t yet begun, but the gears will soon be turning on a cookie factory in my kitchen. There will be assembly lines for toffee, sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms. For a few days, every…
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Hall-o-Giving-Mas
The other day I was at a hardware store and spotted a Christmas tree decked out in Halloween decorations. I didn’t have a camera or a phone with me, so you’re just gonna have to take my word…
It’s a National Holiday
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 1968) Today is a holiday in America: Martin Luther…
11 Pipers Piping
I had a late one last night. After mainlining Guinness, I wasn’t sure if the bagpipes I heard were for reals or for play-play. Turned out, they were indeed real. And while there weren’t 11 pipers piping,…
Happy Birthday, America!
I have a British friend who likes to joke that July 4th is also celebrated in England. He says they call it, “Thank God They’re Gone” day. Make no mistake, he is indeed joking, as he happily lives…