We started this journey in sunny Atlanta. It was chilly and cold, but no inclemency. We trekked the 10 hours in pre-holiday traffic, taking care to avoid accidents, getting stuck behind rubberneckers. Rubberneckers really suck carpet tacks. I don't get it. Curiosity fueled … [Continue reading]
Sometimes Halfway Home Ain’t Bad
December 26, 2012 By
Getting from Point A to Point B isn't usually a big deal. And usually the good folk at the weather desk have a clue as to what's up. Not this time. This time, they were clearly hitting the wacky weed. When we left my parent's house, the weather outside was indeed frightful. … [Continue reading]
Holy Faux Pas
December 25, 2012 By
Holy Faux Pas Through thick pea soup fog we rode to the little stone 1914 Episcopal church for Christmas service. Walker and I are not big church goers and I'm new to "Catholic lite." I clearly needed a cheat sheet to navigate these dangerous waters of coordinated religion. … [Continue reading]
Don’t Wine, Have Some Pinto
December 25, 2012 By
Tonight Patrick and Walker devised the menu and our wine choices were between Cabernet and Pinto (which is either horse meat or some obscure galloping wine branded in the Midwest. ) We were unclear as to our choices. We later learned that pinto was meant as … [Continue reading]
Praying as a Family
December 23, 2012 By
We are up in ol' Virginie for the Christmas reunion. Tonight we dined as a big family at Vito's Italian restaurant. Then we returned home to my parents' circa 1886 federal home, with the addition of little cousins Patrick and Andrew, joining Walker. The adults gathered in the … [Continue reading]
