Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, Granny Gee, Granny Jules and Aunty Niki. And thank you to Gadget, the Lion and Miss C for making me a mother.

We had a lovely time this past weekend in Austin with my girlfriend, Traci and her family. So lovely a time, that Hubby didn’t want to leave.

Yesterday, my dad celebrated his seventy-second birthday. He’s an old man! In a world where so many fathers are absent, I have cherished memories of father-daughter activities going back over thirty years. When I was a baby, my father created a baby album, and wrote captions about my thoughts and expressions captured in the photos and I learned he respected and valued my opinions and feelings. And then, once I could stand, he transformed an…

Howdy ya’ll! We ate brisket and ribs and chicken at Cooper’s Pit and then bought some cowboy hats. Yee-hah!