My daughter’s 7th grade art object collage: Bill Gates. This SHOULD have been his avatar. I guess he really IS made out of money. Will the REAL Bill Gates please give me a million dollars? I have installed a new commenting system thingy that many of you helped me play with yesterday. I think I’m …

This is a commercial for which my dear husband, The Big Bison, did the music.  The true purpose of this post is to generate comments, so that I can see if the new thingy I installed works. Wanna help me out? Leave a comment. Yam right! What’s your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?

This is a long one, but bear with me. I think you’ll be glad you did. I’ve been watching Mad Men. (#don’tjudgeme). Image from here. What??? Susan in the Boonies has been watching Mad Men??? (and yes, I said, please, #don’tjudgeme) First, let me tell you why you shouldn’t (because I know many of you …

There’s a story that goes along with this: Don’t forget to click on these images, because, when they get bigger,  they only get better. and this: Head on over to The Fun Girls, and hear their story. 

Have you ever wondered how much Klout you have? Those who use Twitter will know exactly what I’m talking about, and if you don’t, I’ll try to sum this up succinctly, AND tell you a story in which you’ll get to laugh at my stupidity, and my vanity, all in one swell foop, as they …

We invited some wonderful friends over for dinner last night. After they arrived, the Big Bison’s hunting buddy asked him if he would show him the fateful spot where my husband was splitting wood the afternoon he had his heart attack. Deacon D. Dawg walked out to the wood pile with them, and, as is …

No time to post today, because (a) I just finished a huge post over at The Fun Girls with a FANTASTIC RECIPE, that will help your skin look better than ever, (remember, it’s skin care week over there) and (b) we’re having company tonight, and I’ve got to poach a wild turkey. (Thinking about what …

 This summer I’ve been reading the gospel of Luke. Recently, I came upon this passage, in Luke Chapter 5. I thought I’d show you the actual text, first, and then, try to put it into more 21st century vernacular.   1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him …

There are so many stories that this picture tells. Click for a closer look: maybe you’ll see them. This picture tells the story of an immense love shared by a young married couple: a love so deep that the young couple was willing to risk their very happy married-without-children lifestyle, to see what might  happen …

Getting your mojo back can be oh, so delicious, and easy! It’s hot. Dang hot. I need to get my mojo back. But it’s too stinkin’ hot!!! Can you relate? Can I get an Amen, somebody???  Here’s a recipe for grilled pork tenderloin. With mojo sauce. Specifically designed to help you get your mojo back! …

The title of my post is meant to be sung to the tune of “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” (At this moment, I’d love to embed a TV promo my husband wrote and produced for 615 Music, called, “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?“, but sadly, I’m unable to do that. Still, …

Let’s talk about teens – teens who need to get braces.  In fact, I’m going to start with my own son’s need for braces. My son is a fantastic human being: very kind, very funny, very much his own person, very popular amongst his friends, and amazingly self-confident. Only, he doesn’t like his teeth, so …

This is the fourth and final in a series of posts on making whole wheat bread from freshly ground whole wheat flour, and this post contains…. the recipe! And it’s the recipe, I’d guess, that is what the admirably long-suffering readers of my other three posts have been beyond patiently waiting for! Because in my …

 When I visited Anne recently, we had a grand time going shopping together in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. I loved the whole feel of the district: kind of historic, kind of hip, kind of funky.  Carytown is full of vintage clothing stores, and Anne took me to one of her favorites,  a Goodwill …

Let’s play a game. The game is called, “What smells worse than that?” Ready? Here we go. When my son entered adolescence, he discovered a fragrance. A fragrance that is worn by most teenaged boys to cover up something pretty rank. The smell they are trying to mask is the smell of teen aged boy …