I grew up with a best friend whose parents were a Hollywood soap opera actress and an ear, nose and throat surgeon. It was rumored that they were richer than
Frederick Law Olmsted, who traveled through the South before the Civil War, wrote extensively about the hospitality he encountered—a tradition that existed long before his time. He described Southerners as
Michelle Obama famously said “When they go low, we go high.” When I first heard that statement, the words hit me with the force of an epiphany. That same day,
I am sitting on my floral-covered couch that I bought eight years ago from a thrift store in Forsyth County. Years of sunlight streaming through the living room windows has
He was, in my opinion, the best food guru in the world – an American celebrity chef, author and television host who traveled the globe 250 days a year to
Back in the day (1940s-1950s), there was a common saying that “shoes make the man.” To expand on that, and at the same time be the good feminist that I
On a bad day full of car problems, job issues, a relationship that had soured and financial issues, I spent the entire evening thinking about all the things I did
Fear moves in me like the rush of a huge river – I’ve just witnessed a little brown mouse in my house, nonchalantly camped out upon my gleaming white, recently
On my first day in North Carolina, I went to Harris Teeter and grabbed a dozen eggs to purchase. As I removed them from the refrigerated case, I tripped on
Changing your environment has the power to change your life. Conversely, NOT changing it has the power to literally keep you captive and immobilized; particularly when you live in a
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