It’s mid-January and the time when I try my very hardest not to sink into what I like to call the January Slumps. It’s hard to come down from all of that holiday merriment at the end of the year, and to ease some of that angst, I’m looking back. From a very delightful Thanksgiving … Continue reading
The {Signed and Sealed} December giveaway is officially over, and we have a winner, folks! Ms. Debby Penkert Jones was lucky Number 7! Thanks for entering, friends! I love being able to share some of the love with you and hope to do more of these in the future. Enjoy! Continue reading
This year I tried my hand at gardening. I didn’t say anything to you because I was hedging my bets; I have a notoriously black thumb and was pretty sure that whatever I grew would either die or be inedible. History aside, I have a beautiful, sunny porch and wanted to try, really try, to … Continue reading
I’m currently sitting here surrounded by the incredible smells of my Aunt Joan’s cooking, which involves turkey, dressing (NOT stuffing!), multiple fried side dishes, and my all time favorite, pecan pie. It’s cold and rainy out, and promising to snow later. There’s a glass of Pinot Noir next to me because it’s Christmas so 5:00 … Continue reading
Last Saturday I woke up, made a batch of fresh homemade ricotta, bought a bottle of wine, and made the drive to Worcester, Mass with the promise of homemade fresh tortellini spurring me on. My friend Grace has been talking about her and her brother Justin’s fresh pasta making skills for a while now, so I finally … Continue reading
I just returned home from the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Winter Retreat in Attitash NH. It was three days filled with fun, learning, relaxing, renewing, and quite a bit of singing and dancing. In short, everything a retreat should be. And I’m exhausted. While I was there, though, I had an opportunity to lead a Peer Workshop. … Continue reading
