My Secret to Gardening Success: Benign Neglect
There’s a perfectly shaped bright orange pumpkin in my garden. Two, in fact, one a bit bigger than the other. Both are flourishing. How? Beats …
10 Reasons to Work Out With Project Austin
Back in January 2017, my friend Ginny launched a campaign to get me to this free M/W/F workout she’d fallen in love with. “Everybody’s so …
How Running Can Help With Blogger’s Block
Yesterday, I was walking with a friend I hadn’t seen in a while. She’s also a writer, and we were catching up with each other’s …
Reading “The Handmaid’s Tale” in 2017 is Scarier Than Ever
Books are my friends. I turn to them when I need a good cry, laugh, escape from reality, and fun diversion. They teach me things, …
3 Train Pizzeria Delivers NY-Style Slices in ATX
One of the hardest things to get right in a gluten-free dish is texture. Especially when preparing favorite foods with a crust. For years, I’ve been constantly …
Giving a Big Middle Finger to Daylight Saving Time
How can one measly hour totally crap up my week? Seriously, I can’t get out of bed in the dark. I can’t go to sleep …
OK, Golf, You Suckered Me In
There’s a first for me this weekend: my workout plans include golf. No, I do not know how to play. Yes, I’m 55. Are the …
An Introvert’s Guide to Escaping the Dreaded Partner Workout
The coach rasped out the evening’s workout: “We’ve got 6 x 400s tonight. Find a partner your pace….” The rest faded into oblivion as those …
Discover Katy Trail in Downtown Dallas
You think you know a city. Then you find a hidden jewel, some gleaming nugget buried deep in the old familiar parts that causes you …
Texas Bluebonnets Already Signal Spring
If you listen to the bluebonnets, they’re saying spring in Texas lurks right around the corner. Oh, I know it’s not quite February. I know …