I am an early riser. Mostly by choice. I love my quiet house. It's me and the cat- sometimes. Unless she has decided to go back to bed. Right now the heat is on because it's decided to go down into the 30's here again. I can hear birds chirping in the trees right outside …
Category: life
Feeders
I am stealing from Sean Dietrich again today. Can't help it. I am head over heels in love with this man, his writing, his wife, Jamie, his hound dog, Ellie Mae, and his drawings. I will confess to him that I am using him as my guest blogger once again. I can't help it with this morning's …
Once in a blue moon
(photo: Sam Bland) I've heard the old expression, once in a blue moon, all of my life, but only just recently found out where it comes from. A blue moon is when there is a second full moon in a given calendar month. It isn't really blue, of course. Although Sam Bland, an amazing photographer, …
All I Want for Christmas
As I sit here, next to my beautiful Christmas tree, listening to the cat lap up water and to cars pass by at 7:15 on Christmas morning, I have the song All I Want for Christmas stuck in my head. Yesterday I had almost everything I need right under one roof. Adorable Granddaughter spent the night so …
Casseroles and cakes
When there is a death in the family of a friend, Southerners head to the kitchen. We don an apron and heat up the oven. We get out the cast iron skillet, casserole dishes and cake pans. We need to feel useful and we know that there will be people who need to be fed. …
Give thanks
I am thankful for so many people and things. I have a good life. As I was stirring up biscuits for breakfast this morning, I started a list in my head. A: animals, Arles, apples, art, Aaron, Amelia, Andy, Appalachian Mountains, Abby, airplanes, Alex, adjectives, adventures B: Bertie, butter, bacon, baguettes, buttermilk biscuits, bluegrass music …
What’s your favorite recipe?
(Carlton Cards) I found this card to send to my turkeys in SP since I will not be with them for Thanksgiving. Too funny. I miss those turkeys. I will visit them soon. I promise. Today's question of the day... "What's your favorite recipe, madame?" Asked by one of my 6th graders after she told …
Random thoughts on a chilly November night
It's Veteran's Day. Armistice Day in France. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. I have visited the site of the signing of the Armistice, the replica of the train car tucked away into the forest near Compiègne in northern France. The original one was burned by Hitler. Merci, Ghislaine. Thank …
Therapy
The BFF and I call our morning walks therapy sessions. And believe me, they are. We talk about just about anything and everything. This summer, we walked 3 miles every day that we could, usually beginning around 6:00 am. It gets hot and humid here in the North Carolina Piedmont and schvitzing (Yiddish for sweating- it …
A really good day
My morning started this way a couple of days ago. A spider donut left on my desk by an advisee. Thank you, Girlie and Dunkin Donuts. One of my French friends commented--"Not Halloween yet." The whole month of October is Halloween here in the good old U.S. of A, mon amie. C'est normal. Then The …
the sabbatical chef 