My 20-Year Love Affair

Friends, I have a confession to make. (Deep breath. Here goes.) I’ve been having a love affair for 20 years. My husband knows about it, but we don’t talk about it much. I think he’s in denial. I wish I …

Addicted

I have a new addiction. No, it has nothing to do with chocolate. I think I’m becoming a full-fledged, honest-to-goodness runner. Moi! Who knew? I’ve always been kind of a whenever-I-feel-like-it exerciser. I’ve gone through phases of sticking with a …

My Favorite Things: Citiblocs

Just before Christmas, Costco was clearing out their toy section, and I (being the Bargain Shopper that I am) pounced. This big box of simple wooden blocks was only $6.97. I’d never heard of Citiblocs, but the structures they showed …

Mumford and Sons

My friend Shannin introduced me to this band a few months ago, and I pretty much haven’t been able to get enough of them since. A perfect blend of raw, gravelly vocals, unique acoustic instrumentation, and profound lyrics. Awesome.  If …

24 Crowded Hours

Stealing this from a great blog referred to me: “If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden or looking for dinosaur eggs …