Our younger son was born on Epiphany (January 6) and while having a birthday so close to Christmas has its drawbacks, he definitely benefits from the extra dose of mommy guilt it inspires. Last year, we splurged and took him and several of his friends to the Louisville Science Center[Read more]
This is the image that greets me when I open my laptop. It’s a picture of Mansker’s Fort at Historic Mansker’s Station, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. This structure is a replica of the original, built in 1783 by my great, great, great, great, great uncle and aunt, Kasper and Elizabeth Mansker.[Read more]
Today marks the start of the Kentucky Derby Festival – 2 weeks of non-stop celebration, in preparation for a 2-minute horse race. I’m not a native Louisvillian, but I’ve lived in this city longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, so it’s probably time I stop hesitating or giving a laundry list[Read more]
I had great plans for waking up today and being ridiculously productive. Instead, I found myself starting this, working a little on that, but not finishing anything. Like warming up the griddle, only to discover I’m out of Bisquick . . . and I sooooo wanted pancakes today! Rather than wallow,[Read more]
I’m not a gardener, but I play one on TV. My backyard pursuits are mostly aimed at blowing off steam or killing time when our boys are playing outside and need an adult nearby. The fruits of my labor are always miraculous, because there’s no science and very little rhyme[Read more]
Life/work took me to Texas last month and, thanks to the alignment of the stars (and my parents’ offer to keep our boys), I was able to take my husband with me and make a mini-vacation out of it. While traveling between San Antonio and Kerrville, we stopped in Comfort,[Read more]