Summer corn recipes from bloggers I love, three books for the season, and a weekend with two birthdays to celebrate Friday again, and it’s the start of a busy weekend. Today is my sister’s birthday, and Saturday is my niece’s. Two parties, what is not to love about a weekend celebrating two amazing ladies? It’s…
Grandkids, waves, hang gliding, a surprise bear, the discovery that North Carolina has alligators, and a historical novel I could not put down It is so nice to be home in my own bed with my pups. Vacation is wonderful, but there is nothing quite like your own pillow. We spent the past week in…
A Fourth of July weekend full of family, fireworks, and a Cornwall novel I could not put down I was up before six every day this weekend, the way I always am, and the neighborhood completely quiet. That kind of quiet that only happens when everyone else has stayed up too late or it’s a…
Three savory recipes for the Fourth, three summer books, and a week that was equal parts wonder and worry. What a week. I am not sure where to start so I will start where I am sitting, which is at my desk looking out at the backyard, where there are baby bunnies doing nibbling at…
Three summer recipes from bloggers I love, three books set in France and Cornwall, and a week that held both grief and joy It has been a hard week. I mentioned last week that my niece’s father-in-law was in hospice, and he passed away on Wednesday. The strange part about it, about any of it,…
Double digit summer arrives early, three-day-old baby birds in the porch wreath, and a beach read worth packing for every summer trip ahead Happy summer, friends. I hope you had a lovely weekend celebrating your father. My dad does not live close but we had a lovely phone call as we do every Sunday, and…
Three savory recipes for the grill and garden, three books for the nightstand, and ten things from the internet worth your time. It’s Friday and I could not be happier. I am exhausted. I love having guests, especially my mom, but truth be told, in my daily life I am not “running” from morning till…
A 99-degree Friday, a graduation that restored my hope, and a book about a woman who got out of the car and walked away. How was your weekend? Were you glued to the World Cup games or the Knicks? If you are a Knicks fan, congratulations. After 53 years they finally have another trophy. Fifty-three…
Three summer recipes, three beach reads, and everything worth knowing this week It is Friday and I am not going to pretend I have not been counting the days. We got home last week and I hit the ground running, as they say, though I am not sure anyone who says that has ever actually…
Treating summer like a kid again, a nephew graduating, family coming to town and a memoir about a woman who rebuilt everything from nothing First, thank you. The response to yesterday’s post, Is There a Manual, genuinely moved me. It is good to know I am not alone in my confusion about midlife and the…
Summer recipes worth making, three books for the nightstand, and everything else I found this week Friday is my favorite day of the week. I know plenty of people who would argue for Saturday, and I understand, but Friday has always held something for me that Saturday cannot quite replicate. I wake up with a…
Four recipes for the long weekend, three books, and everything else I found this week It is Memorial Day weekend. How did that happen. One minute it was New Year’s Eve and now here we are at the unofficial start of summer, trying to remember where we put the citronella candles. The weather is not…
