The Reluctant Grownup – Page 106 – Growing old gracelessly.

Carnival Part Three – Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras

Monday, Lundi Gras, has no day parades. This is a blessing. We were planning on heading out to a huge formal ball that evening, from which we would be returning…

February 20, 2010

Bitchin in the Kitchen

Bitchin’ in the Kitchen

I continue to cook most of our meals, though I’ve taken to writing them into our wall calendar rather than recording them here. But ya’ll, we have had some ABSOLUTELY…

September 11, 2018

Categorizing Things is Overrated

A meditation or two

On Mother’s Day I decide to go to Whole Foods to buy enough flowers to fill vases all through the house. I usually go there to buy a tiny $10.00…

May 20, 2023

Busy busy busy

RG / March 3, 2013

I flew home from Tampa on a windy February day, and landed right into a whole mess of work that’s still sort of running my life. To top it off, Saturday was our…

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Solitude

RG / February 26, 2013

Want to freak yourself out a little? Google “Elisa Lam” and then stay in a hotel all by yourself for three nights. (This is not meant to make light of this poor girl’s…

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Warble warble

RG / February 20, 2013

Taking a timeout from studying for the bar (that shizzle is coming up in six damn days, ya’ll) to warble on for a bit about life. I got new shoes. I now have…

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Wonder Women, Reprise

RG / February 16, 2013

If anyone reading today has been around this long, you may recall that about four years ago, I was a contributing author on a group blog called The Wonder Women. The four of…

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Mardi Gras, Abbreviated Edition

RG / February 11, 2013

If my working life were a treadmill, then each partner at my firm has pushed the UP button on my speed at least once. I went from a gentle walk to a flat…

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