A Window of Borrowed Time
During the wedding reception, I stand in a corner of the room in my cinnamon-colored bridesmaid dress, remembering how everything used to be, trying to comprehend how much everything has…
The 7 Links Challenge — A Roundup of the Best (& Worst) of THE HAPPY BOOK BLOG
When my Twitter friend Julia Monroe Martin, a freelance editor and blogger working on her novel from the coast of Maine, contacted me to let me know I”d been nominated to participate in…
Keep Taking Steps
My husband happened upon a Craigslist listing for 300 pieces of Advantech sheathing for sale in Nashville for cheap, which was used to build the set for the TV show…
Embarking On “The Great Perhaps”
Packing this week for our move to a solar-powered farm in Wisconsin, I discovered a clear freezer bag stuffed with emails to and from my long-distance fiance; emails that I…
You Might Be Nesting If…
Two weeks ago, my toddler daughter pointed to the kitchen window and said, “It’s waining.” I stopped cooking and glanced over at the speckled glass. “It’s not raining, Baby,” I…
The Stranger Who Changed Me
At ten years old, I borrowed a book from the library that had mistress in the title. Granted, the cover art featured a gilded carriage reminiscent of Cinderella, with sparkles that…