Family, Food, inspiration, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

Coffee and Cake (A Corrie Poem)

I dream of the airplane with blue wings, Corrie's cake, and coffee with cream.

Cook, Cooking, Food, parenthood, Poetry, Writing

Pimping Out My Mac and Cheese

My daughter wants to pimp out my Mac and cheese. It’s creamy with the heavy cream and it’s three cheese. She says I can visit my students house to house, and give out my Mac and cheese. I’m a louse for not going house to house like the teachers you see on TV. I don’t… Continue reading Pimping Out My Mac and Cheese

Art, Blogging, Family, Food, Life, Photography, Writing

No Matter Where

I grew up in a suburb outside Charlotte curious about everyone and everything from a place located anywhere but there. I wanted to know what people ate, what they believed and why they believed it. One constant in all of my travel, friendship and life experiences is the appreciation of landscape, cityscape and what people cultivate. When I write, my favorite… Continue reading No Matter Where

Blogging, Cooking, Economy, Family, Food, Life, Writing

The Write to Cook: Two Men and the Little Chef

The Write to Cook: Two Men and the Little Chef Mom and Dad both worked hard. Mom was a high school teacher, and Dad worked as an insurance claims adjuster. Most childhood meals were eaten at a restaurant or brought home. I believed Mom could cook if she put her mind to it, but she never showed… Continue reading The Write to Cook: Two Men and the Little Chef

Blogging, Economy, Family, Food, Photography, Photos, Unemployment, Writing

Write Big, Use Small Words: Best Love Ever

Look on your Valentine's Day Candy. What words do you read? Are they long or short? Does your candy say: Indulge My Passion or Flirtatiously Yours? Sometimes you need no words at all to say, "I love you." In June 2012, my husband, son and I moved out of our apartment after he lost his… Continue reading Write Big, Use Small Words: Best Love Ever

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What Matters Most: 3 Reasons the Season of Thanks Continues

I am late for an important date: A date with gratitude and a date to blog. Thanksgiving break carried my family and me on a train ride of illness, dealing with death, baking challenges and realizing what matters most. The Christmas shopping season catches our attention with ringing Hersey kisses commercials and bright red and green colors.… Continue reading What Matters Most: 3 Reasons the Season of Thanks Continues

Blogging, Cooking, Food, Life, Travel, Writing

No More Reservations: Goodbye Bourdain

Courtesy of http://blogs.houstonpress.com Everything must come to an end. Sadly, Anthony Bourdain's show, No Reservations, is one of them. Tonight at 8 p.m., the Travel Channel will show the series finale in Brooklyn. Due to my schedule, I never watch Bourdain's show when it comes on. I watch reruns later in the week or on… Continue reading No More Reservations: Goodbye Bourdain

Family, Food, Life, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing

Under Exposed: The South Carolina Upcountry

The twenty-first century fades on the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. Known for the Gaffney Peachiod, early American history, and the Blue Ridge Mountains and foothills, automobiles drive past landscape seemingly unchanged with exception of the road. Before you pack up for Orlando or California, consider what you might find on roads less explored. There are… Continue reading Under Exposed: The South Carolina Upcountry

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Why We Need Mustard Covered Faces

Three hotdogs were not enough for the two-year-old. Yellow mustard covered the boy's face. He laughed when I took the plate away, and looked around for a fourth hotdog. Every morsel he devours astonishes adults and older children. But, the little tongue licking ketchup and mustard off the plate to the point of painting his… Continue reading Why We Need Mustard Covered Faces

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Three Weeks Round Up

By Rebecca T. Dickinson Ideas run around my mind like the Tasmanian devil. I know it’s because the last three weeks have taken consistency out of my family’s schedule due to moving and reorganizing a kitchen. So, I’d like to wrap up the most relevant lessons I have taken time to consider. No matter what, take one… Continue reading Three Weeks Round Up