Monthly Archives: September 2009
I’m not the only one who’s smitten.
In fact, there are two other Smitten blogs I frequent and subsequently drool over: one, because everything on it looks so delicious, and the other, because everything on it looks so delicious. Smitten Kitchen is the first: a food blog … Continue reading
Filed under cooking, food, glorious food, web finds, women
Beautiful things.
When I lived with Anna in a sketchy-but-cute little apartment in Greensboro, North Carolina, I used to watch her rummaging through boxes in her room, hiding away bits of cash in envelopes, sweet little earrings in tiny boxes, poems and … Continue reading
Filed under web finds
You’ll know when you know.
A few years ago, a friend of mine told me that when she laid in bed at night, beside her husband, she could almost feel electricity between them. ”Energy,” she said, “without trying to sound New Age-y. But it’s like … Continue reading
Filed under dreams and realities, learning, marriage
Bake us, this day, our daily bread…
Want to know what I’m doing right now? No? Well, I’ll tell you anyway: I’m eating my breakfast, which consists of coffee and sourdough bread made by none other than…ME. Yesterday was my day off from teaching, and my friend … Continue reading
Filed under being southern, cooking, home, learning




