On Easter Sunday, when we were at my sister-in-law’s house out of town, my daughter and my niece made an emergency run to a local dollar store to purchase a mixer, in order to save my key lime icebox cake, which relied on fresh whipped cream. (It turns out my sister-in-law’s mixer was out […]
Books Are The Best Alchemists (World Book Night 2014)
I never held a copy of The Botany of Desire in my hands until I received my 20 World Book Night 2014 copies from our Barnes and Noble here in Tallahassee. I never held a copy in my hands because I listened to the audiobook via my iPod twice (once several years ago and once […]
Mother’s Day is May 11: Please Feed Your Mothers
I received a Restaurant.com gift card for the purpose of this review. This post was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. I have a few friends with brand new babies. Seeing these women fall in love with their babies is so sweet, to me. Thanks to social media, I feel at […]
bRUNch To Make a Point: Price’s Point
“Didn’t know a stranger.” “Lit up a room.” “Put a smile on everyone’s face.” I didn’t personally know Price Thornal, but I know he was loved by many here in Tallahassee, and quite a few of the young people I am acquainted with knew him. The above phrases were taken from this remembrance, and I have a feeling […]
The Coincidental Table
I heard the Chinese saying above this afternoon on This American Life. The entire show was about coincidences, and this particular saying (often said in a corny context but not intended that way by me) reflects the fact that a life devoid of funny, uncanny, or otherwise startling coincidences is a life whose stories are […]
Southern Charm: High on Themselves in the Low Country
Who are these self-absorbed people and why should I care? “These self-absorbed people” are the cast of Southern Charm, a Bravo TV docu-series that follows the lives of six Charleston singles who are from “aristocratic” backgrounds . When offered an opportunity to live-tweet the April 13 episode via Sverve and #SverveChat, I jumped at it. After all, I […]