Over the past week or so, Ray and I have watched the British ITV television series Broadchurch. This is a classic whodunit that begins with a murder occurring in a small English village. Over the course of Season One and Two, the focus goes from one suspect to another, all investigated by a detective duo, a…
Month: December 2015
Congratulations to Two of the Sweetest Women I Know
Today, my beloved niece, Leslie Leatherwood, married the love of her life, Haley Broussard, in Hawaii. These two young women are loving, kind, beautiful and decent. I can not express my joy that they have found each other and have the opportunity to declare their love and commitment in an official wedding ceremony. Hallelujah. With…
Happy News
My student Oona Oglesby received the word tonight that she has been accepted to Bard College based solely on the Bard Exam. The Bard Exam consists of four scholarly essays of no less than 2500 words in science, philosophy, literature and art. Hours of work to produce four thought-provoking essays, but clearly well worth the effort….
Home Alone Reflections
I am sitting in a very quiet house with my two dogs nearby, Cordie on the floor beside me and Frankie on the stool four feet away. Ray will return home tomorrow from a work trip to Texas; he is getting the condo in Fort Worth ready to sell. It is a week before Christmas….
Rachael is Back!
Congratulations to daughter Rachael who just completed her first semester at Fowler School of Law at Chapman University. Her last exam was yesterday and today she gets to feel relief from all that academic pressure. Hooray! I was searching for pictures of Rachael to add to this post and realized that there are very few…
A 5-Star Orange Cookie Sweetened with Honey or Agave
This is a great tasting holiday cookie recipe that is tried and true. Of course, fresh orange juice from the oranges in our grove would be best, but you can use any oranges you buy in the market. These cookies are light, orangey and delicious. Happy holidays! Orange Cookies Adapted from Rodale’s Naturally Delicious Desserts…
An Interview – If Someone Asked About My Life (Con’t)
Yesterday I wrote about the earlier part of my life, my husband and family. Today the focus is on my writing life. Again, this topic is inspired by a college essay prompt that one of my students was writing on: interview yourself. Here’s the second part: Tell me about your writing. I began to write…
An Interview – If Someone Asked Me About My Life
This was inspired by a writing prompt given by one of the colleges one of my students is applying to. It is not a thorough interview, just one aspect. 1) You have clearly done quite a few jobs in your life. Was that by design or did that just happen? I started out as a…
A Happy Christmas Celebration Today at the Breakfast Club
Today we had our annual Christmas Bash at the Breakfast Club, which is the homeless breakfast served the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood. Thanks go out to Brit Bjurstrom, Salvador Hernandez and Mark Frazier for working late and getting up early to create a holiday wonderland for…
Post-Midnight Mass Christmas Party circa 1963
My parents hosted a Christmas party every year in the wee hours of Christmas morning after Midnight Mass at our tiny Holy Trinity Episcopal church in Bonham, Texas. This party was for all the church people and anyone else who happened to be awake and available for a party that began around 1 am on…
20 Minutes a Day 