overflowing

We've had snow--and then more snow.  For a week Mr. B and I dutifully scraped the slushy-icy bits off the driveway to prepare for the Bu...

speedy

Whirling through the last couple of days--I booked myself solid!  My fabulous new coat's getting a work out and plenty of fresh air with...

book talk

So, my book club read Gone Girl last month and the word "diabolical" kept cropping up.  There were so many plot twists and we wer...

and that's a wrap

After passing his qualification test Saturday afternoon, Mr. B asked me if I could quit karate so he could be the first in our house to earn...

conversations with myself.

After spending the last 4 days lounging around, grilling out, drinking beer, golfing, hanging with friends, I feel compelled to spend today ...

cozy

It's blazing hot here--and I'm one of those girls who sweats easily, so I'm walking around with a film of moisture coating my sk...

amazing segue from Baltimore to Omaha

My days in Baltimore were spent among Ivy League people, the type who discuss the intricacies of Middle Eastern politics and America's f...

because green girl cares about your cultural literacy

Take a seat in the one room schoolhouse and I'll explain the finer points of Little House on the Prairie .  For the record, there are tw...

thank goodness for bumbles

Because this woman needs a little shot of estrogen right now.  And a shot few glasses of wine and good book talk wouldn't hurt, either....

frazzled contest--deadline drawing near!

Forgetting stuff makes me feel frazzled and I did that very thing just yesterday. On Sunday last summer's Manny (Speedy) came by to ask...

great escapes--frazzled contest

When life gets hectic and hairy, I escape. In the car, I rely on daydreaming about moving into George Clooney's Italian villa and langu...

running late--frazzled contest

I used to run late--chronically. This character flaw has actually gotten better over time, which seems statistically impossible after addin...

Jane Austen, take me away!

To say that being in the throes of baseball season is akin to being a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest is a bit of an understatement...

a bunch of true stories on election day

True story--I went to vote for myself this morning (to recap: I'm running for school board) and I was right behind my opponent! The lad...

the most satisfying thing about winter driving

Last night at the Bumble Book Club we discussed Helen Schulman's This Beautiful Life which was brilliant. It's a fast read--about...

launched! part II

Saturday was the Appleton book launch for Whipped, Not Beaten --the one I helped coordinate and to which I invited all of my friends & f...

launched!

And I tell you, it feels like I AM in midair right now. I don't believe my feet have touched the ground yet. My dear Bumble pals Char ...

second promise kept

Voila! There have been snafus. Mainly, the printer is behind schedule, which meant rescheduling my local book launch party to the weekend b...

asian influence

Last night the Bumble Book Club met at a Chinese restaurant to discuss Sarah Rose's book For All The Tea in China . First, the book. I...

the year we left home

Poor Mr. T is at Boy Scout camp all week--his first night there they had a string of severe thunderstorms blow through. Of course he's...