My son, Jack, and I are novice birdwatchers, but we’re planning to hone our skills this spring. This past Christmas, Jack asked for binoculars so we’d no longer need to share the pair he found for me on Facebook Marketplace several years ago. We both have hiking shoes, and we purchased small backpacks to hold…
The extraordinary news that my son and daughter-in-law were expecting our first grandchild was overwhelming in all the most wonderful ways. Would we have a granddaughter or a grandson? Would she or he look like our son or our daughter-in-law, or would the baby be the perfect blend of both…my son’s freckles and my daughter-in-law’s…
January 1, 2020, four days before my 50th birthday, my husband and I plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. The shock of the icy water was as surprising as the path that led us there. For Christmas the previous week, I gave my husband tickets to the Belk Bowl. Our University of Kentucky Wildcats would be…
I missed day two of the writing challenge. Day Two. I was temporarily side-lined by a generous serving of buffalo chicken dip…my favorite buffalo chicken dip…the dish I make and take to every tailgate…the dish I serve whenever an appetizer is on the menu…my beloved buffalo chicken dip. Back in January of 2023, I experienced…
My sixth-month-old granddaughter, Blair, and I enjoy reading. A current favorite of ours is the board book adaptation of Charlotte’s Web. We settle on a cozy spot on the couch and open the stiff little book to the first page. There, we find a precious rendering of the pink-cheeked protagonist gazing lovingly at his elegant,…