I just completed a marathon music festival. It has nothing to do with cooking, and nothing to do with sewing or crafting, but it has everyth...

I recently discovered the best source with one-of-a-kind fabric... (drumroll please) the linen section of my local thrift store! I originall...

Years ago, I was an avid photographer. In fact, I was almost never without my camera. Instead of heading out to the bars and parties, I choo...

Billie Holiday I work in public radio, behind the scenes, as the fundraising guru for San Antonio's local jazz station KRTU 91.7 FM . We...

I truly love this pattern. I have already completed it twice, and I have fabric purchased for a third. In fact, I find myself actively restr...

Anchoring to the all-important coolers of beer. To be honest, Sam and I selected our wedding date based on one all important factor... our a...

What a wonderful feeling to wake up on a Monday morning and realize it is a long weekend. What an even better feeling to roll over, yawn, an...

The following is the fourth in an ongoing series of guest blog appearances by friends and family, and someday maybe even fellow blogging str...

Hiking along Death Canyon Shelf on the Teton Crest Trail. I just spent the past seven days in vacation oasis, away from my usual life and su...

I am on vacation this week, but I could not resist posting this recipe to compliment the fig ice cream in the last post. They are a perfect...

I am feeling guilty about dogging on San Antonio farmer's markets so often in my posts. The truth is that San Antonio does not have a li...

I love to listen to Lynne Rossetto Kasper host The Splendid Table on the weekends, because she speaks so emphatically about cooking and eat...