En . chant . ment: Noun 1. A feeling of great pleasure; delight 2. The state of being under a spell; magic. It’s how I feel when I get to spend time with my girls and it’s also a pretty incredible resort in Sedona, AZ where her sister ...
The other day, the gentleman I’m seeing offered to make me a latté and was showing me how his really quite nice home espresso machine and frother worked. He stopped himself mid-sentence. “Look who I’m explaining this to!” he said with ...
I now live in a new city. I chose an elegant apartment building with wonderful amenities. There’s a sky lounge with breathtaking views of downtown Dallas, a clubhouse with a social kitchen, a media lounge, an incredible pool area with ...
It doesn’t matter the holiday, our traditions and rituals always seem to be a seriously important part of them. The day doesn’t seem properly completed without them. Some are religious, others cultural and many, ...
As a woman of a certain age, I often awaken in the wee hours of the morning for no apparent reason. When I do, I typically open my laptop, read some emails, cruise Facebook a bit and soon I’m ready to return to slumber. ...
I’m mostly there. Only three or four boxes remain. The last 10 days have been a little overwhelming. The movers just kept bringing boxes up until there were mountains of them and a few paths making me think of Collyer’s mansion – ...
Whenever a holiday is approaching or a dinner party is planned, you can find me surrounded by open cookbooks on all sides. Pages torn from Food & Wine or Gourmet magazines litter the floor like autumn leaves. I pore ...
How do you make something out of nothing? You combine equal parts time, imagination and joy. Mix well, bake and voila! Sprinkle with a little silliness, if desired, and enjoy! I think, my favorite people are those who can make ...
I sip my coffee on this Saturday morning and the house is quiet – except for the cookbooks screaming at me from the shelves in my home office. “Why are we still sitting here closed?! We should have been cracked open days ago! Lists ...
Good things, really wonderful things don’t usually wash over you like a tsunami wave all at once and in abundance but, rather, come in small bits – a little taste here, a dribble or drop there, like a crack in the wall of the mundane. ...
