For many reasons, I have been thinking a lot about mortality lately. And, as if the universe was trying to send me a message, I saw this post on Instagram yesterday from one of my favorite writers that I really needed to see. I have been worrying, stressing, crying about money for the past year. … Continue reading One good thing →

When we moved to the Low Country last summer, I had no idea how vastly different Zone 8b would be from Zone 7. My first crops in July turned out to be a bust. You can have a second round of summer veggies in Zone 8b, but a super lofty goal to start a vegetable … Continue reading Gardening in the Low Country →

Below is my open letter to the Indigo Girls regarding their upcoming April concert at Davidson College. The above photo was taken in 1991, the year Melanie and I saw them in concert at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, North Carolina. I am sure many readers can speculate as to why the photo is cut out … Continue reading Dear Indigo Girls, →

A Facebook memory popped up this weekend. And it was a doozy. I am still wrapping my head around the fact that it was actually 10 years ago. We can chuckle about this memory now, but in the moment it was a real issue. Below is that memory and what follows is the now hilarious … Continue reading Arguing with science →

I wrote about interrupting when we were all trying to learn how to re-navigate the in person social world post pandemic, but it came up again recently in a place I did not expect. Most people who know me know that I have a love of all things true crime related. My poor husband gets … Continue reading Types of interrupting →

I heard from an old friend yesterday. Our timing for checking in is uncanny. We worked together in the late 1990s at Duke and have managed to keep in touch over the years. I first reached out when he was going through a really bad divorce. We would hang out after work, and I would … Continue reading an old friend →

I wrote about Gustavo on Facebook when he first came into rescue before Christmas. He was considered a hospice dog, and his foster wanted him to experience happiness in his final days of life. His owners could not manage his severe skin allergies and osteoarthritis and reached out to rescue for help. One of the … Continue reading Gustavo →

For readers of this blog, you know that 2023 was a challenging year for our family for many reasons. We left behind our home of over 2 decades, all of our friends and creature comforts of almost 3 decades, our kids both fledged from the nest for college, a new job.... it was A LOT. … Continue reading Bring on 2024! →

My birthday/anniversary post was quite the downer, so I was trying to figure out something more uplifting to write about. It came to me in the grocery store checkout line. I am the person marketing folks want to be standing in line with interesting things to read while waiting. There was an entire magazine devoted … Continue reading A dog’s love →

Last year was a year of big milestones. I turned 50 years old, and the husband and I celebrated 20 years of marriage. But it was a rocky year, at best. We had big ideas of what we wanted to do to celebrate, but the BIG move derailed those ideas. By the time January rolled … Continue reading Anniversary redo →