Iced Chaga!
It was a rainy, summer day. My daughter and I were out for lunch at Mojo Market, a local place we hadn’t been to in a while. As we waited for our food, a woman sitting near us ordered an iced chaga latte. Used to skipping over the coffee selections, I missed this on the menu. […]
It All Started With a Goose…
I was showing my sister-in-law pictures of my latest project—a cooked goose (my first). She suggested I start a blog. At first, my sister-in-law’s suggestion wasn’t one I was planning to seriously consider. Slowly, though, the blog started to take shape as I thought of different ideas along with a Ted Talk I had seen on […]
Thoughts on The Color Purple
I first attempted to read The Color Purple, decades ago, when I was still in my youth. While my brain certainly understood the words on the page—it being a book written almost entirely from the point of view of a woman with no more than a third-grade education—I found I could not connect with them. […]
Pay it Forward 2.0
I wanted to find a way to give back to my community. As part of a business rebranding, we incorporated that as part of our new mission. Thus, the Building Neighborhoods Fund (B.N.F.) was born. The idea behind B.N.F. is simple. We take 10% of the commissions we earn and set the monies aside for […]
Rent the Runway: Basically a Fairy Godmother
I had a fundraiser to attend. I decided to try Rent the Runway (RTR). I didn’t know I would fall in love. I picked the dress (Caroline Constas’ Melissa Dress), a handbag, and some earrings. They sent everything days before the event, AND they sent two (2!) sizes, just in case one didn’t fit. The […]