When the July issue of Martha Stewart Living arrived in my mailbox last week I was entirely too happy to have something to flip through during Jr.’s nap time.  But, as soon as I saw the recipe for strawberry tarts, I just couldn’t rest until I could see Jr.’s face covered in sticky red strawberry [...]

Yesterday some friends and I hosted a brunch and book signing for University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor, Kwakiutl L. Dreher.  Her book, Dancing on the White Page: Black Entertainers Writing Autobiography is a fascinating exploration of black women navigating their way through the treacherous labyrinth of Hollywood.   We were all leaning forward in our seats through [...]

      Tuesday night I had the best Penne alla Vodka at Barolo in SoHo.  It had Italian bacon and roe mixed in, and it was the first time I liked the dish better than my own! My recipe is based on the Williams-Sonoma version, with a few tweaks added through the years! Penne [...]

Travel to New York is such a brain booster for me.  Short trips leave me feeling physically exhausted, but my brain stays in hyperdrive for days after I return.  Mr. M and I agreed that we could have used an extra day, and have agreed to try to plan a trip back in October. Yay! [...]

Sorry I’ve been MIA for a couple of days. Our trip to New York was wonderful, but the internet was a mess. AT&T said there were several outages within a 25-mile radius of Manhattan, and the internet at the hotel was pretty spotty as well. The trip was a short whirlwind, and I have lots [...]

Have you ever met a true optimist?  I’ve recently had the pleasure of getting to know Cathleen Conley Wedding, a local writer and graphic designer who always has a sunny outlook on life.  Her husband is currently undergoing treatment for bladder cancer, and her strength as she cares for her partner and best friend is [...]

I’ve always had dumb luck when it comes to gardening.  I don’t go out to weed often enough, I know nothing about soil composition, and I have little eye for design.  That has somehow encouraged my rose bush to flourish wildly over the years, and before my side garden was taken over by my neighbors [...]

  This photo of Jr. always makes me grin.  Summers seem to turn more into a whirlwind every year! What do you have on tap this season?

      Somehow I had forgotten how much I adore the beginning of summer.  The mornings spent at the park with Jr., sitting in the thick, sticky air on the patio after dinner with a glass of wine.  You can’t help but to be full of energy and ready to spend more time with [...]

I’m finally at a point where I feel somewhat functional after our whirlwind road trip to Columbus, Mississippi. It was my first time visiting my mother’s hometown since I was Jr.’s age, so I really had no recollection of it. We decided to drive because the closest airport to Columbus is in Jackson, which is [...]