I've got an affinity for the old fashioned things in life... talking to your neighbors, showing kindness, offering homemade goodies... you know, the stuff that puts meaning into our daily lives. I have to say I feel lucky that we have very nice neighbors. And since I have a barky McSchnoodle-pie, I [Read More]
Cooking
Potato Chip Cookies With Sunflower Seeds
I've been baking and cooking a lot lately. Well, I usually do bake and cook a lot, but lately it's more than usual. I'll say that. When I'm stressed or thinking a lot about things or even depressed, I experiment with baking. I do this when I'm, say, working through a plot for a novel, kicking around [Read More]
Summer Stuff I Love
It's summer, ya'll! And I'm loving this particular one. The weather has been mostly cooperative, I've had time to finish up projects and have fun, and it's been good to get back to some of the things I love most. [Read More]
That’s What Summer Should Be Like
It's been a busy, crazy, fun (and more cool adjectives) summer. I've been working a lot on a variety of projects, so my head goes from nonfiction subjects to interviewing people to writing some fiction to planning out art to just finding time to enjoy life. It's all a blessing, this variety. I [Read More]
Red Beans and Rice, Slow Cooker Style
I've been hunting around for a good red beans and rice dish, and with all the Super Bowl recipes floating around on Food Network and online, I've seen a couple of them pop up recently. Well guess what? One of them was really, really good. [Read More]
