by Leslie Sholly | Jan 1, 2014 | cooking, Deep Thoughts, food, The South
It’s New Years Day and y’all know what that means, right? Â Black-eyed peas and greens, at least for us Southerners. As long as I can remember, my mother forced us to eat at least one bite of black-eyed peas each New Years Day, “For luck,” she...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 30, 2013 | Catholicism
I made my first Holy Communion during Advent 1974, and that was the processional song. It’s the first time I remember hearing it–at any rate it’s when I learned the words–and so hearing it this time of year has a little bit of extra...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 29, 2013 | cooking, food, Parenting
The NaBloPoMo wagon, that is. Â But, y’all, this week has been brutal. First there was the all-nighter. Â Jake got his paper done. Â Emily bagged on us around 3 a.m. Â I stayed up and up and up. Â For those of you who have heard me rant about helicopter parenting,...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 10, 2013 | family
So my baby girl turned NINE today! Â Lorelei wanted to have a party for some of her school friends, and she came up with the theme on her own: Â a “fashion” party. Â The main event was manicures and makeovers provided by her big sister, followed by a pinata,...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 16, 2013 | Deep Thoughts, family, marriage, Parenting
It’ no news to me that my stats for this thing are way, way down. Â And it’s no wonder, given the irregularity and infrequency of posts here lately. Now I knew I wouldn’t be able to post much during the craziness that was most of April and all of May....