I was looking over my 10 year old daughter’s graded work after school on Tuesday when I came across the above gem. I couldn’t resist- I posted it to Facebook, where it has been shared hundreds of times. Its brutally honest answer makes it hilarious, but that’s only part of what I love about this […]
August 28, 2014
Dear Fashion Designers, Editors, Arbiters, et al., We are entering your Most Wonderful Time of the Year– that season known as Fall, when temperatures start to drop and women suddenly want to wear more than an old t-shirt and gym shorts, when fashion magazines weigh more than a newborn child, and when Nordstrom and Saks […]
August 27, 2014
If you’re just now tuning in, there’s big news around these here parts: WE’RE HOME SCHOOLING. Yes, really! My seven-year-old is still in public school, but we decided to home school my ten-year-old daughter after she finished elementary school in May– and now that school has started, I’ve been getting so many e-mails and Facebook […]
August 21, 2014
Back to school time is approaching and that means the children’s clothing catalogs are piling up in my mailbox. I don’t know what school the kids in these catalogs go to, but it looks nothing like my own kids’ school, where lunches might easily consist of pizza from the night before and most kids are […]
July 24, 2014
When my husband, Dennis and I were on Saint Simons Island recently, a standout feature of the beach outside our hotel was a massive sandbar just off the coast that was exposed only during low tide. Getting there took a short swim from the shore, but it was worth it to stand on what felt […]
July 2, 2014
Yesterday, I asked on Facebook and via e-mail for parenting advice from those of you who’ve already raised your children to adulthood. The resulting responses were poignant and funny and heartbreaking and full of wisdom – and I couldn’t keep all this great advice to myself. So here are some of my favorites– Enjoy. 1. […]
June 26, 2014
“Have you seen the nest?” my husband asked me one morning a few weeks ago. “Which one?” I replied. We’re in the middle of a banner bird season here in Nashville– The high-pitched chirps of baby birds wake me bright and early every morning, and bits of robins’ blue egg shells are currently strewn across […]
June 24, 2014
Another season has passed and I realized that it was high time for me to check in once again on the good men and women of Restoration Hardware. A quick look through one of Restoration Hardware’s telephone book-sized catalogs makes it clear that their designers and stylists clearly have one well-manicured finger placed firmly on […]
May 29, 2014
In his 28 years as a TV news reporter, my husband has broken some major stories. But this particular investigation may be his biggest yet. Witness it for yourselves, friends: From London to Connecticut, the entire world is now transfixed by the mysterious figure that Tennessee resident Heather Andrews found inside this garden […]
May 21, 2014