Lucky Dorito

These tiny little dolls on the band of a hat are known as “trouble dolls” or “worry dolls”. The legend of the trouble dolls says that when a child or adult is filled with worry and has a difficult time sleeping at night, you are to whisper your worries to your little doll and place [...]

I am online in the lobby of our hotel in Antigua, Guatemala – because we’ve sadly landed in a hotel that does not have wifi. I’ve been sitting here looking at the keyboard, trying to think of how to tell you the things I’ve seen and done so far but, falling short of descriptive words. [...]

Truly couldn’t imagine having to carry this each day. Could you?

By the time you’re reading this, I will be long gone from the house, en route to Guatemala. Hopefully it’ll be smooth sailing (so to speak) all the way into Guatemala City – especially as we navigate through the slowly thawing Atlanta airport. I am praying that I’ll not have any anxiety issues on the [...]

Thirteen Things I saw at the beach: 1. A Seahorse 2. An Octopus 3. A meditator 4. An eyeball 5. A cute doggie that made me miss our dogs 6. A man that looked like he was walking on water 7. The sun and the moon almost sharing the sky 8. My husband looking all [...]

The sky is clear. The sun is shining. It’s gonna be a golden day!!

My girls crack me up.

Still thinking about the cooking show we went to this past Sunday, where we saw Emeril Lagasse and some of the Top Chef winners from seasons’ past. PDS: Pretty Darn Sexy I’m not entirely sure how I feel about the big cuff on his rolled up jeans, but…. I mind it a whole lot less [...]

Ok, so I’ve noticed more and more crazy trends in the way people dress lately. I am seriously NOT a big total fashion  stick-in-the-mud but really………have you noticed all the 40+women wearing clothes that belong on their teenage daughter? I mean…. just because it fits, doesn’t mean you should wear it! It just boggles my [...]

A dear friend of mine is a huge Emeril Lagasse fan. She invited my daughters and I to join her in Louisville for the Fork, Cork and Style show yesterday. There were three Top Chef alumni (Brian Malarkey, Eli Kershtein, and Betty Fraser) and Emeril Lagasse in attendence to do actual cooking demonstrations, along with [...]