May 4, 2025 My neighbor Lou's bluebonnet bounty One of my mother’s family legacies is a passion for gardening. My grandmother had a...

August 18, 2024 August brings the hottest days of the year in Texas, so it’s good to be past the halfway mark. We’ve gone from daily heat...

May 19, 2024 It’s been one year since we began calling this place home. When we moved in, the mimosa tree was in full bloom with its...

December 6, 2022 First published in Soul Salsa in 2020 The month of December ushers in a season of lights, festivities, and holy-days....

November 2021 Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest, heritage, and home. The table is a central gathering place where family and...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These...

November 24, 2021 Autumn and Thanksgiving hold such treasures that I am always reluctant to let go and move into the next season. I think...