
In Scarlet Glory
Hello, Gorgeous.
So you’re back, are you? Yes, here you are, in all your tempting ruby glory. I can’t get enough of you, and I don’t care who knows it.
There are those who may say (sing it, Andy Williams) that the year-end holidays…

A Humbling Thing
Editor's note: This week G-ma welcomes a guest writer. She's our beloved sister, and we'll call her G-aunt here. Enjoy G-aunt's reflections on how deftly small children put us in our places and teach us what only they can.
He’s named…

The HOPE Special
I don’t think I could have done it. Not then, not so soon.
It would have been too painful to say the word “hope” just days after our community joined hundreds of others across America, paralyzed and grief-stricken. As we have watched…

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…