Today is Jane Austen’s birthday. To say her work had an impact on my life would be putting it far too mildly. Reading Dickens and Austen positively challenged my reading comprehension and vocabulary and inspire my reading and writing to this day. Classic literature, especially Austen, set such a high standard that I am to…

Today is our 8th wedding anniversary. Eight years of ups and downs, but when you know you have the right person in your corner, you know you can take on all the “downs” along with the “ups.” Eight years down, a lifetime to go! When we first got married, though the Mr is an accomplished…

Recently, one of my girlfriends was going on and on about the jambalaya she recently made one night for dinner. Hers was a bit non-traditional, but boy did it get my taste buds hankering for jambalaya! I like a slow-cooked, super-authentic dish like the next foodie, but often weeknights are busy and frankly a simple…

If you’re American, are you tired of turkey yet? I’m not, but then again I look forward all year to Thanksgiving food. Granted I’m an adult and I could make Thanksgiving happen any time of the year, but it wouldn’t be the same. There’s so much nostalgia (and a touch of preparation anxiety) attached that…