I’ve wanted a Big Green Egg since before I had babies, and now she’s finally here. Everyone, meet Eggatha. Isn’t she pretty? A huge thank you to the folks at Associated Energy Systems for making this happen. I’ve done a few Egg events this year, from giving one away on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, to making […]

This is the time of year that I do two things: I make crazy lists and spreadsheets about moving off the grid and disappearing into my solar-powered bunker, and I rebel. I rebel from all the extra noise, be it on-line, like twitter or face book, the noise of the nightly news, and the noise […]

I’m lucky that I get along with my mother-in-law. Politically, we are near, we both loathe Walmart, and we generally don’t vote for the red team, unless by red team you mean a bottle red wine. She’s sharp as a whip, and I wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of that whip. So when she e-mailed […]

Today I get to visit with three great folks at Smokin’ Pete’s, Larry “BBQ Grail” Gaian, his wife Celeste, and Barry “CB” Martin. I spent almost a week at Memphis in May with all of them, so this is a reunion. The four of us went out to dinner every night and ate both good and bad […]

A dear friend of mine just launched her first novel, Tell Me A Secret. I just finished reading it and what I loved about it most was that she really nailed the emotional climax of the book. That’s not easy to do. As a writer, this is the one thing that I strive for most, and […]