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, […]
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Girl Meets West #9: 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 […]
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Christmastime in Chicago
I grew up in the Midwest, so I was bred to love the look of fresh snow, whether it’s clinging to branches in woods thick with evergreens or blanketing the rooftops of a city burgeoning with Christmas. And to this day, few things leave me as awestruck as the sight of snow falling from a […]
Happy Thanksgiving 2015!
Whether you are spending this Thanksgiving at home or out of town, Â on the mainland or on an island, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!