I want to be a gardener, I do.  I’ve given it a try, but as many of your know, my garden gave me the finger. Oy. So what’s a saddy sad non-gardening grandmama to do?  STEAL FROM THE NEIGHBORS! Not really, come on now.  I’m a granny for goodness sakes.  I have an example to …

I offered my first What I’ve Learned as a grandmama when Sweet E hit six months.  How much more could I have learned in three months?  Plenty. ~ I’m good in a crisis concerning Sweet E, but once I get a green light to cry, I’m all in. Sweet E and DIL were in a …

When I was a kid, neighborhood moms mixed pitcher after pitcher of sweet fruity-flavored Kool-Aid for thirsty growing bodies.  As they handed out the paper Dixie cups of our generation’s drink, I was the kid asking for a cup of water instead.  The request would be met with surprise, and some good-natured cajoling to try …

…or as I like to call them: Sweet Orange Rolls O’Yurm. I do love a lip-smackin’ sweet roll (hello, pumpkin-cinnamon streusel buns) and these Sweet Orange Rolls have been added to my ever-growing list.  They are delicately delicious. Freshly squeezed orange juice imparts a light flavoring.  You could add an orange extract to bump up …

Women love to talk about and dissect almost any topic you throw at them.  I love that about my gender.  We are open and interested and willing to spread our collective knowledge around to help each other. Yet, there are still a few topics that even we shy away from discussing: Miscarriage and, harder yet, …

Sugar and I go together like cupcakes and brownie chunks, like Big Wheels and Radio Flyer, like pistols and vodka; we’re made for each other! I most like sugar in my morning coffee. So sweet and lovely. Like a wonderful kiss first thing in the day. Yeah – I like sugar. Then, Husband goes and …

I get mocked.  I get rolled eyes.  I get tight smiles and pursed lips.  I get long silences and unspoken expectations, begging me to come to my senses. I. Get. Mocked. And that’s OK.  I count it as part of dreaming a dream that others might not understand. To each of those moments I whisper …

About 18 months ago I switched from the All Everything plan at Sprint ($120 plus change) with a Blackberry to a Monthly Shrinkage plan at Boost Mobile ($60 and change) with a Android. The reason? My Blackberry was dying and I needed a new phone. My research lead me on a twisty journey that saw …

Muffins with donut glaze seems impossibly decadent, but double-dip those beauties and folks will want to marry you, kids will clean their rooms without nagging and grandkids will think you made them candy for breakfast.  Oh, my. I present Blueberry Muffins, double-dipped with donut glaze.     The glaze is thin and subtle, but it …

I was born on the Day of the Dead.  If you live in or near a Mexican community, you know what I’m talking about.  If you don’t, then you may have never heard of Dia de Los Muertos. Day of the Dead, or All Soul’s Day in the Catholic community, has been popularized in the …