Kentucky Butter Cake
Kentucky Butter Cake (from my forever friend Debbie Rees who got it from her Mom who got it from Debbie’s “Granny.”) I rarely remember a time walking into Debbie’s house when this moist cake wasn’t sitting on the cake stand waiting for family and friends. And every time I took a bite and said how amazing it was, Debbie […]
Halloween 2015
So, Halloween, 2015. I knew I would have no ‘trick-or-treaters” since I live out in the Blair Witch Project and have only seen two monsters in the 18 years I’ve been out here. But, that doesn’t stop me from buying the obligatory Reese Cups and Almond Joys every year, just in case. I was feeling the sugar high […]
Little Man
I think I’m over being embarrassed to the point of mortification to talk about it now. Yesterday I was going to pick up Chinese food for the workers at the fireworks stand and me. I was traveling down Maumelle Blvd. during rush hour traffic. I was stopped at a light and glanced to my right […]
A Flat Tire, A Leaf, and A Bird
A FLAT TIRE, A LEAF AND A BIRD: So, Friday morning, I left my house for work. As I walked to my car, I noticed the front left tire was fairly low. I thought, “GREAT. JUST GREAT. I need to just get to the bottom of the hill, about 3 miles away to get it […]
Remember the story about The Squirrel?
So…I was driving to work this morning. And I was talking (not texting) on the phone. I looked ahead and saw a squirrel sitting in the road. After living in the country for 13 years, I’ve become fairly adept at maneuvering around live critters. Mostly. So, I swerved to miss the adorable little fellow and […]