Some people go gaga for Christmas. Some people relish all that Thanksgiving brings. Some people favor the hoopla of St. Patrick's Day or New Year's Eve. Not me. Independence Day is my favorite holiday. Don't laugh. I get teary eyed listening to patriotic tunes and choke back a … [Read more...] about Fireworks Sangria – 5:00 Fridays TM
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Daddy’s Drink – 5:00 Fridays
Mac Daddy is the ultimate dad. He has been since day one. I never loved him more than when I watched him cradle newborn baby Bird in the middle of the night when we brought him home from the hospital. Our house was a disheveled disaster as we were in the midst of … [Read more...] about Daddy’s Drink – 5:00 Fridays
Toasting Art and Ray Bradbury – 5:00 Fridays
First Maurice Sendak, now Ray Bradbury. There's one hell of a happy hour going on in a library in heaven right now. It's fitting that Ray Bradbury died on the same day I learned of art being discounted at my sons' school (literally and figuratively banished to the basement, or … [Read more...] about Toasting Art and Ray Bradbury – 5:00 Fridays
Herbalicious Pimm’s – 5:00 Fridays TM
I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I love the flowy dresses and kicky wedge sandals but hate the mosquitoes and creepy crawlies. I love the fresh earthen vegetables and the smell of the grill fired up but hate the oppressive humidity. I love having my sons home while we … [Read more...] about Herbalicious Pimm’s – 5:00 Fridays TM
Basil Gimlet – 5:00 Fridays TM
You might have noticed the Mom Congress badge over on my sidebar. I was recently tapped to be North Carolina's delegate to Parenting magazine's annual Mom Congress. You have no idea what a thrill it was for me. In typical motherly and womanly self-deprecating fashion, I wondered … [Read more...] about Basil Gimlet – 5:00 Fridays TM
Donna Summer Disco Queen – 5:00 Fridays
I never realized how R-rated all the song lyrics my friend Katie and I used to sing while swinging on the old metal swing set in the backyard back in the day. We'd toss our heads back and kick up our feet trying to make the post of the swing set pop out of the ground while … [Read more...] about Donna Summer Disco Queen – 5:00 Fridays
Mother’s Day Cheer – 5:00 Fridays
I could use this time and space to wax poetically about how motherhood as brightened my world and added an eternal lilt in my step. I could go on about how I adore my sons and want to wrap them in my motherly shawl to squeeze what's left of their cherubic little boy bodies. I … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Cheer – 5:00 Fridays