Fifty Posts Later: Thanks to My Readers!

I’ve completed 50 posts since I launched this blog in July, and now is a great time to pause and send out some thanks.  I appreciate the help and support of many colleagues and friends, and sincerely thank the readers who are subscribed to my blog via email or...

On Having a BIG Birthday

I turned 50 Friday. It was a BIG birthday. I wanted it to be BIG. I invited friends to the house. My husband ordered wine and practiced smoking pork three times to make sure it would be perfect for The Day. We hired a Yard Guy to clean us up. I bought potted flowers...