I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
Does anybody remember when I used to write these? No? Me neither. But that's ok, I've resolved to start writing them again. I've been reading up a storm lately, so…
For the purposes of this here rant, let's all just go ahead and assume that I bought something that is both a) expensive and 2) embarrassing. So, we'll call it…
I'm going to be uncharacteristically serious here. I'm not sure where the lack of stupid jokes is coming from. I assure you, it won't last. I've been thinking a lot…
Dear Girl-Who-I-Almost-Ran-Over-Yesterday, I'm not sure if you are aware of this (you didn't appear to be all that aware of pretty much anything), but you very nearly qualified for a…
One of my sisters asked me this morning why I hadn't posted anything on this here blog in over a week. Which in internet years is like seven centuries. The…
The Scene: Our Living Room. The Monday Night Football game is playing on TV and our heroine, felled by sleep deprivation and overloaded by work is doing her best slug…
Dear Person Who Flipped Me Off While Cutting Me Off This Morning: You suck. I hope that the next person you pull this on decides (unlike me) to speed up…