The Love of Ham Prevails
This is a direct quote of what I said this morning explaining to my husband how the daily battle of Cody vs. Pill went today: “The Love of Ham Prevails.” As you may know from reading my posts, on New Year’s Eve 2025, we adopted a 9-year-old Yorkie via a rescue organization. The rescue organization…
Keep readingKnock Knock! Whoooo’s There?
What jobs have you had? One summer during college I worked in the Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court’s office near my hometown. (Yes, parish. Louisiana is the only state in the US that has parishes instead of counties.) At the time, I was an English major on a pre-law track and the courthouse job seemed…
Keep readingHaircuts for Becca
Please see my latest published piece for the Catholic Standard. It was a blessing to cover this event. https://www.cathstan.org/local/st-jude-school-holds-haircuts-for-becca-fundraiser-for-childrens-hospital
Keep readingAll Nighters
Do you remember life before the internet? We were returning from the university cafeteria, stopping and chatting with everyone we knew on campus, which was just about everyone, headed back to the sorority dorm at my small state college. Looking at us (we always traveled in a pack of 5-7 girls), you would think we…
Keep readingFits Me to a Tea
I’m thrilled to share my essay about my love of tea and my Scottish heritage recently published in Tea Zine, a Scottish print and online publication! This one is very special to me! https://coinoperatedpress.bigcartel.com/product/the-tea-zine
Keep readingFire and Ice, So So Nice
List your top 5 favorite fruits: pineapple, papaya, mango, cantaloupe, and honey dew melon! Read on to see why! Trigger Warning: this essay is about 9/11 and a trip I took a month after it happened. The morning of 9/11, as normal, I dropped my girls off at school and headed to my office where…
Keep readingGood Friday at the Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, Rockville, Maryland
It’s no secret that our pastor, Fr. Paul Lee, is fond of classical music, and he has commented that his favorite instrument is the cello. Over the years that he has been pastor at the Shrine of St. Jude in Rockville, MD, he has hosted several concerts featuring area musicians. This year as part of…
Keep readingJe parle un peu français, mais pas très bien!
What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? The French language and I have been at odds for years, decades even. I took French in high school, but I have no memory of it. I don’t even remember who my teacher was or who was in my class. In fact, did…
Keep readingCountry Mouse to City Mouse
Today is Thursday, March 12, 2026, and it is snowing here in Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. MARCH…it’s snowing in MARCH. After the winter we have had, it’s really in poor form for it to be snowing today. Now, granted, the ground is far too warm for anything to stick,…
Keep readingGiggling My Way Out of Trouble
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? A very long time ago in a small town very far away I was working as a paralegal in a small real estate company. Unfortunately the salary wasn’t quite enough to allow me to live on my own. So, in order to be able to rent an apartment…
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