Love or Murder? What’s My Mood?
I have the best career. If I’ve had a bad day, I can quietly and efficiently make it better. Without lifting more than a finger (or ten) I can make certain that somewhere, justice prevails. I can even, if I’ve had a particularly awful day, make sure that somebody I’ve grown to despise is forced…
Read MoreLagniappe–with feathers
Yesterday when my husband told me to look outside, I expected to see one of our local foxes. Or deer. Instead look who was visiting. Unfortunately the SIZE of this guy isn’t clear. Our blue heron friend was about five feet tall. I’ve never seen a larger one. I was thinking ostrich. The photo is…
Read MoreI Am Quilter, Hear Me Roar!
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. . . Shhh. . . Come closer. You can make a quilt. Yep, YOU. Okay, so you’ve never done it before. Well, everybody had to start somewhere, right? And I’ve got just the place for you to begin. One block a month. That’s all you…
Read MoreLagniappe
I loved many things about my years in New Orleans, not the least of which was the local custom of giving “lagniappe” which simply means something extra and unexpected. Just having a word to express the idea made it easier for me to appreciate lagniappe when it was offered to me. Several weeks ago I received writer lagniappe. When…
Read MoreWith a Little Help From My Friends
My pre-Inauguration trip to Florida was not all sand sculpture and walks on the beach. A lot of it involved eating. . . no, that’s not what I meant to say. There certainly was plenty of that, too, but grouper tacos were not the real reason I flew back into the scenes of my childhood. …
Read MoreThis We Can Do
When you live just outside Washington DC, and your candidate wins the presidency, you go to the Inauguration? Right? Oh, wait. Millions of other people are planning to go. The temperatures will be below freezing. There is no hope of getting transportation into the city that morning because the Metros will be mobbed and the roads closed,…
Read MoreSand, Sea and Renewal
So yes, I disappeared for longer than expected this month, leaving “Resolutions or Revolutions?” to hold my place here in case new readers happened to stumble on Southern Exposure while I was farther south than usual in Florida. And no, I wasn’t fomenting revolution, although I was working on my personal version, spending more time with my husband and with friends…
Read MoreResolutions or Revolutions?
I’ll confess, I’m not a huge fan of resolutions. The word itself lacks punch. “I resolve to. . .” just sounds lame to me, like something I might decide on my way to the kitchen and forget once I’m there. “I resolve to eat less, eat more vegetables, drink more water, only eat whole grains,…
Read MoreWarmest Wishes for a Peaceful, Happy Holiday Season
All I Want for Christmas. . .
Peace on earth. Okay, that’s a given. The end to world hunger. A deeper understanding and tolerance of other cultural and religious traditions. I won’t go on because the goodwill messages are everywhere. We all have our personal wish lists. I love the way people reach out to each other this time of year. It’s…
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