I love this time of year for many reasons, not the least of which is that it’s time for the (6th) annual coastal Christmas ornaments post. This year, I’ve only purchased…one coastal Christmas ornament. Basically, I’ve decided to lay off the whole “I’m just buying these for the blog” excuse while I inhale ornaments at […]
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Starting the Christmas Season in Chicago: Tossing Our Cookies, Cab Style
For the first part of this story, see Starting the Christmas Season in Chicago. As we headed out from our hotel, it was overcast and a light rain had descended on Chicago. Traffic was heavy; half the city, it seemed, was headed out with us. LCB sat in the front and struck up a bit […]
Starting the Christmas Season in Chicago
For the third year in a row, we’ve spent the week of Thanksgiving in the Midwest, dividing our time between family and the city of Chicago. We never set out to start a tradition here; it’s just the way it’s worked out for us so far. We even tried spending Christmas in Chicago one year, […]
Part IX: Free-Range Parenting and the Color of Indignation
Y’all, I apologize. It’s been forever since I started this series; specifically, I began writing about last summer’s road trip last summer, and here I am finishing it up this summer. That was certainly not my intent, but my workload during the last year-and-a-half was intense, so I’m just beginning to get back on my […]
A Magnolia Plantation Field Trip: The Second Half
If you haven’t read the first post on this trip, you may want to go here first. I played out the Sam Elliot gator nuggets line in my head a couple of times and imagined the potential reactions of those nearby me. This continued to tempt me to say it out loud, so instead I […]
Girl Meets West #8: Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top
If you are just starting this tale, you may want to read part #1, part #2, part #3, part #4, part #5, part #6, and part #7 first. That way, I can introduce you to my slightly more rational side first. *** Oh, my friends. You have not tasted of the fullness that the culinary […]