Hello, Sunday. December is flying! Can you believe it? We finally got into the holiday spirit and put up our tree – almost two weeks after we normally do. That’s how things are rolling over here. Keeping it short and sweet this week since things…
Hello, Sunday. Whew. It’s been a very busy but fun week. Thanksgiving festivities bled into the week with a quick and unexpected trip to Chicago to drop off Tomato, visit with a few friends, eat a few favorites before dashing home again. Mom and I…
Hello, Sunday. Thanksgiving – four days to go! Who’s ready? I’m ready to eat, which is my only job. However, if you’re on kitchen duty on Thursday here are some ideas if your menu is still less than finalized. Otherwise, it seems we keep getting…
Hello, Sunday. How are you?! I’m back in this midwestern winter after 10 days in paradise, and the rain/sleet/snow predictions that comes with that. It’s fine, I’m into it and the cold weather part of the year that I love (as opposed to the cold…
Hello, Monday. Seems like we’ve been meeting on Monday more often than Sundays these days, but I guess that is par for the course every fall, between quick trips and football and friends and well, life. Next week I’ll be heading to Hawaii for a…
Hello, Monday. How are you? Truthfully, I’m just okay. Living at Mom’s isn’t easy, and some days I’m okay, and some days I’m in a steady state of annoyance that no amount of exercise, good-vibe TV or kitchen creativity can shake. I’m in it for…
Hello, Sunday. Crawley and I are feeling a little more settled at Mom’s than we were a week ago, but we’re still figuring out schedules and the like, and I’m trying to figure out how to get Crawley to NOT eat all the other animals’…
Hello, Sunday. I’m exhausted. Yesterday was moving day and now we wait for the next four months. It was bittersweet, leaving my first home, but at the same time, I was raging in my head like, “Why do I have so much crap!?” I’m determined…
Hello, Monday. I’m writing to you from Vail, Colorado where a group of my favorite friends and I have met to celebrate our dear Andouille’s jump into married life. The last wedding amongst us was twelve (!) years ago, and I don’t think any of…
Hello, Sunday. I got back from my impromptu vacation and hit the ground running on my move with a new sense of urgency. Two weeks to go, less next weekend when I’ll be in Vail celebrating Andouille’s wedding. So really, I’ve got 9 days to…
