Friendship

Happy birthday though

My husband gets on my nerves and then I swerveWanting to be right up under himKeep him nearCause he’s the […]

Envy or Not – I say not

Envy or not.  I say not. This past Christmas, my husband and I traveled to Atlanta and Charlotte.  We had […]

Here’s to the hosts

Here’s to the hosts with the most, who open their homes, share their culinary (or food-ordering) prowess,  uncork bottles of […]

Respite

Respite. Rest. Get-away. A break.  It was only a day and a half but I felt rejuvenated from the quick […]

What Can I Do for You?

Let me know what I can do for you.  This is a statement I received from several people recently after […]

Lost and Found, Found & Lost

The brown sock had been missing for weeks, long past the point where it should have been consigned to the […]

Love-Cuts

This is what I’ve observed:  that sometimes, most times the people who cut you are the closest to you, the […]

The Price of Peace (Domestic)

“…Women are encyclopedias, boy! Volume A, Volume B, Volume C. Spend some time with every book and maybe one will […]

Feeling at Home

When I first thought of this post, I thought it was going to be about having cultural event fatigue. My […]

Is that all there is…

Is that all there is? The lyrics werewritten with a soul-deep, world weariness and sung with a shrug of nothing-really-matters-and-I-do-not-care […]

Some pleasures

Pleasures surround. Pleasures abound. It was a pleasure to share dinner with a friend and her husband and cousin on […]

Encouragement

A mother, a brother, a teacher, a spouse, a child, a coach, a stranger, a friend – any or all […]

Alone…so many women

Gorgeous 28 year-old, college-graduate (BS & MBA), African-American, communications & marketing professional. In the market to purchase her first home. Fun-loving. […]