I hesitated as I decided how it would be perceived if I made too much of a big deal about my birthday on Facebook. I wanted to change my cover photo to something festive but wondered if 35 was too old to do something like that. I’m often mistaken for someone 10 years younger than … Read More
Bear Creek cheddar broccoli soup a hit
As embarrassing as this is to admit, we had this soup mix from Bear Creek Country Kitchens in our cupboard for more than a year before finally getting around to using it. It was one of those purchases that I think happens just as they are designed: the soup mix was in one of those … Read More
A “real” writer?
A recent post on the Arkansas Women Blogger’s site from my friend Angie Albright of A Growing Season helped me realize and even admit something I’ve never really acknowledged before. Until recently, I rarely, if ever called myself a writer. When I was a reporter, people would call me a writer and I would correct … Read More
Food (and life) the way we think it should be
Today I’m trying out something new, two things really. In the blogging world, there are themes that are based on the day of the week and each genre of blog has its own little system, it seems. Two popular ones for Friday are Foodie Friday (where you talk about food, usually a recipe) and Five-Minute … Read More