Sweet Melanie
My second year of college, I moved out of the FIU dorms and into a Miami apartment with my sister. A decision to get back with my ex had torn … Continue reading
Mama-Always-Said-isms #17
I interrupt this sorely-felt stretch of blog silence to offer my mom a virtual Mother’s Day note. Oh the places I’ve been and seen because my heart grabbed hold of this … Continue reading
The Craft Cabinet
The Barney bag & my mom’s craft cabinet taught me to create. As a child, you could often find me on the floor in the back room of our tiny … Continue reading
Jack Says
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it … Continue reading
Normal-Schmormal
A TED talk is good. A TED talk in a British accent, even better. But a TED talk in a British accent that ALSO tosses normalcy out the window? Yes, … Continue reading
A Big Sister and a Little Tomato
There was a time when a single dirty dish in the sink of our shared apartment would spark a nuclear bomb of a verbal battle between my big sister and … Continue reading
To Write or Not to Write
This website has been on the back burner for years, but never fought its way to the front until now. I couldn’t put it off any longer. I HAVE to … Continue reading
Leaf It Alone
It’s fall! Did you happen to notice? (Probably not if you live here in South Florida with me). This year it caught me by surprise, but I do love the … Continue reading
Hello there!
Posts are coming soon! Just getting this whole thing set up & running smoother than a bowl of mashed potatoes… 😉 (I warned you about the jokes, didn’t I?)