a girl named Sue

It's mind boggling to think that the first month of my sabbatical is over. There is a tiny part of me that is filled with anxi...

For the better part of a decade, the only "real" meal I can remember cooking is spaghetti or similar pasta dishes. The kitchen...

Often the books that affect me most deeply are the ones in which I struggle to frame why the book was so impactful and why it should be de...

Let's file this under things that may seem obvious but aren't. Not everyone knows where to find, and how to access, podcasts. Maybe ...

Tomato soup is simmering in the crock pot, and I've been watching The Flying Nun for the past hour, not a bad way to wrap up the first w...

While some little girls dreamed of babies and families, I gazed out the window at the weathered concrete deer in our front yard and spun s...

There aren't many things better in life than friends you've known for years, who you've built history with. You speak in the c...

I had a spectacular bookgasm about fifteen minutes ago when I realized that (1) the new Tournament of Books short-list has been announced...

There are a few different barometers that I judge cities, towns, and villages by when traveling. However, without fail, I always keep my e...

Resolution. Goal. Intention. One little word. Meditation.  It's that time of year--the moment people all across the world are reboo...

Twelve months ago I threw down the gauntlet , declaring that 2013 would be the year I would spend less time consuming and more of it creat...

Choosing my favorite reads of the year is far too difficult! However, if you were trapped on a desert island or holing up in a cabin for ...

Is it just me, or did 2013 fly by? Cliche, but it feels like such an incredibly real sentiment. The year, itself, has been fantastic. Ther...

Only my friends would stage a photo shoot while we wait in the emergency room (photo from way back) I love lists, and end-of-the-year ro...

It's still officially Christmas Day here in the southwest, and I'm just sitting here enjoying the end of a satisfying few ...

I left the house on Friday for the first time since I arrived in San Angelo, and evidently, I was into it because we were barely hom...

In Texas. Yes, we eat salsa on our spaghetti.

Today will go down in fame as the Sunday I grabbed the bull by the horns and got all kinds of productive. I had alarms (yes, it took...

Today was an overcast day filled with snow that didn't really stick. It was also my last weekend in Virginia this year, making it th...

Okay, so life isn't all the work :-) Tonight I headed to Annapolis to enjoy a very chill holiday celebration at Vin 909 with th...