I love the Christmas season. I think I may even love Christmas more now than I did when I was young. I love it all: the twinkling lights, the music (well, most of the music), the food and spending time with family. And yes, the shopping. While the parking lots…
I was wrong. And in this case, I am happy to admit to it. I was wrong about fall leaves in Dallas. I remembered very little coloring, because after all, the joke is that North Texas doesn’t have a fall. We have summer, more summer and then finally winter, with…
With the onslaught of tragic news coming at us from all sides, the insults flung during the Presidential debates, the cynicism surrounding mass consumerism and Black Friday, that really taking the time to think about the amazing things that we are fortunate to have is a way to bring back…
I had longer in Gdansk, Poland than I did in Munich, but I did less “tourist” activities. I was there for a wedding and spent more of my time catching up with friends I hadn’t seen in a year or more (and having such a wonderful time doing so) than…
Thank you, Texas, for the absolutely perfect day last weekend! The temperature was in the 80s with sunny, clear skies and even a little bit of a breeze. If you weren’t at the State Fair‘s final weekend, then it was the best day to be at Reverchon Park for the…
I love National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I’ve participated – and finished – several times over the years, and each year as November is on the horizon, I am always wondering if I’ll do it again. And while I haven’t participated every year since that first time, I am planning…