Let’s say, one day, I walk into the hardware store because I want to build a house. I buy some lumber, plumbing supplies, electrical wire and anything else I’ve heard is necessary to get my home construction project underway. I… Continue Reading
I’m starting to think Cupid’s arrow might have been dipped in poison (instead of what I was hoping was perhaps absynthe). Hopeless romantic that you all know I am, I was intending to put together a list of incredibly sweet… Continue Reading
My earliest love letter came to me in first grade. It was penned on a napkin and tucked inside a Flintstone’s lunch box. I LOVE YOU!!! Mom’s missives came crafted in indelible magic markers and big, block print. Cursive handwriting would have… Continue Reading
I mentioned in my last article that I have received questions about altering lace wedding gowns. With the 2013 wedding season quickly approaching, I wanted to start answering them so you have enough time to do the work. One question… Continue Reading
My twin and I have always taken pride in our ability to remain helpful and clear-headed in almost any emergency. But that was before the afternoon of Feb. 2, when we encountered an upside-down minivan in a ditch that held a family of five: a mother… Continue Reading
At Sweetwaters Camp in the Ol Pejeta Refuge, we are in classic safari mode. We are sleeping in a large tent that opens out onto a watering hole and savannah with grazing antelope, the occasional elephant group, and birds so… Continue Reading
Usually when we say those words to someone, they have a critical, blaming tone. Especially if the word “Just” comes in front of the phrase. Our intent is to reduce another person to their rightful size. Wake them up to… Continue Reading
It’s the week before Valentine’s Day, and you have permission to do some romantic housecleaning during Dump Your Significant Jerk Week. Yep. It’s an actual event, but don’t look for a Hallmark card to celebrate. You’ll have to improvise. Some people… Continue Reading
Cottonwood is one of those I-5 exits most people zoom on past. Unless they need to fill the tank or get a cup o’ joe, the average driver sees it as a blip, another of the zillion green exit signs… Continue Reading
Remember when you were a kid, dumping that little envelope of powder into the container of water? Your head filled with visions of a tiny kingdom of sea creatures frolicking in their new land all under your watchful eye and… Continue Reading
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