When I was young, we lived in Kingston, Jamaica. Words can’t properly convey the true depth of a childhood spent by an American girl in the West Indies. It’s a story for another time… or a book. I attended Immaculate Conception Preparatory School, a private Catholic school where I was most certainly a minority in … Continue reading »
I realize I may have inadvertently created some confusion with bloggity hopping around recently. As a general rule, I’m prone to creating confusion (as Plato said, know thyself…), but please allow me to clarify a bit: I’ve kept a food blog (The Food Adventuress) for a while as I explore musings related to that particular … Continue reading »
As I’ve mentioned ad nauseum, I love Practically Green – a sensible, intuitive website with a brief quiz to assess how sustainable you are and where (gasp!) you can improve. So, I’m extra excited to have been asked to guest blog over at the PG blog on eating locally when you eat out (read it … Continue reading »
Yes, I’m a fan of the book A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines, but I’m also a fan of old men in general. Before that comes across as creepy, allow me to clarify. There is a raw honesty and knowledge and realness that seems to be fading as the members of The … Continue reading »
>I’ve started to look toward corraling my various musings and essays into one place (i.e. this blog), and ran across this one from 2009 that I thought might be worth sharing… Disregard the Dirt Under my Nails Adventures of a novice gardener Gardening is not a spectator sport – you can’t help but to be … Continue reading »
