For months- MONTHS!- I've been going on and on about wanting to get the back yard finished. I wanted to paint the planters, touch up the paint on the furniture, lay the sod, and find flowers that would not only look pretty but could serve as a centerpiece on a fun backyard lunch ...
And, Just Like That….
I'm not a farmer anymore. Just like that, my home, my farm, my old Ford tractor is gone.
Daddy's estate sale was Saturday. An enormous crowd showed up, and, almost locust-like, decended on old China patterns, 100-year old quilts, rusty tillers, the farm truck, and the land. ...
Parting Ways, Part 2
I always worried about the steps I would need to take to settle things when the day came at to either of my parents passed away. I thought of the cows, how to care for them, and the dogs... Who would feed the cats? Mow the yard? I assumed I would pump the brakes on my own career for a while, ...
Parting Ways, Part 1
I still haven't cried. I still haven't cried over Daddy dying and I feel like a complete ass. Illogical as it seems, I have to wonder if I loved him at all, if I miss him at all, if his being gone really matters. That's silly, of course. I loved him with my whole heart, and almost every day I think ...
March Goals, a Week Late, and a Big Middle Finger to February
March is supposed to come in like a lion. Roaring, angry, aggressive. It has. As I sit here typing away, a storm is raging outside, I'm fighting the urge to eat the box of Girl Scout Cookies in my kitchen, and I'm trying my best to keep my eyes open, and my attitude positive.
February kicked ...
Book Review: Fates and Furies
Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff
Its rare that I find myself so affected by a book that I have to stop in between paragraphs to take a few deep breaths, or step away so that I can regain hold on the world around me, versus the world I'm reading about. Fates and Furies is one that I had to put ...
The Look for Less: Wild Thing
For months- MONTHS- I've drooled over the Aquazzura Wild Thing sandal. Worn by stylish girls like Solange Knowles and Jamie Chung, and featured on almost every style blog and high-end fashion retailer's Instagram pages, these fringed bad boys beckon ideas of sandy resorts where salty hair and ...
New Year, New Bag o’ Chips
It's partly neuroticism, partly almost-under-control OCD that causes me to be a list-keeper. I'm sure, you've noticed it here, sweet readers (welcome, and Happy 2016, by the way!), with monthly goals spelled out, with to-do lists a mile long that fall out of my notebooks and purses. I ...
I See Red: Christmas, 2015
Merry Christmas, sweet readers! Bryan and I are staying here in Louisville this season and playing host to my family for dinner tomorrow. While it's a small celebration, I- per usual- pulled out all the stops. Here are a few glimpses into our home, before the wrapping paper comes off, and ...
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