
Inspiration, Wearing Green
January, I defy you. Your dank, slate-shadowed days are but a passing blip, barely worthy of acknowledgement.
February, I see you lurking there in the shadows, ready to smother us with your utmost: Your truncated days when gray blankets…

Cookie Chaos
Picture this: The next day, there were cookie sprinkles in my bed.
You really can’t make this stuff up. How did the little multi-colored devils make their way from the kitchen? Certainly not because I was eating in bed; I was too…

Post-Holiday Checklist
Made a few notes for next time after hosting Thanksgiving for the family.
Things I Forgot For Thanksgiving Dinner
Graham crackers for the smores. Oh, yes, we had the snazzy outdoor firepit, acquired in hopes of extending the space…

All Hail and Salute
Thinking about your Thanksgiving toasts? Making a list of all the things you’re grateful for? I’m adding new entries this year, a cadre of stalwarts who deserve way more credit than they likely ever get.
Friends, I give you the Grocery…

Chopping, Stirring, Remembering
It happened again the other day, at it has so many times in the last few months. And it will happen again, I have grown to accept, until, well, until it finally doesn’t.
I reached for my phone, an instinct rooted in countless repetitions…

Sing a Song (It’ll Make you Dance)
Desperate times call for…well, you know the line. If you’ve ever been on a road trip with two near-adolescent siblings in a phase of constant bickering, you may know a level of desperation that staggers the imagination.
About two hours…

Fans take to the Roadshow
Fame was so close to my grasp. I could smell it. I could taste it.
Nah, not that kind of fame. You’ll never catch me dancing on TikTok or “influencing” millions with culinary wizardry or cat videos.
My shot at glory seemed…

The Old Man and a Shoe
In the heady, post-war days in the spring of 1948, he was a three-year-old hero, a superstar before the term was coined, his name in the headlines everywhere and on the lips of the lucky punters who picked him in the Kentucky Derby and cashed…

Grump Days
The morning sunlight of early spring beams through the window blinds and onto the table next to where I’m sitting, spraying dapples onto my coffee cup and the oddly shaped little potted plant next to it. I’m uncertain how long I’ve been…