hobocamp (hō’·bō·kămp) n. 1 a makeshift ramshackle settlement for indigents  2 what V-I-C-T-O-R-Y spells fandango (făn·dāng’·ō) n. 1 a lively Spanish dance in rhythm varying from slow to quick 3/4 […]

I need to preface this blog post with one of my greatest dreams. I have always wanted to be in attendance at a huge world event. (Preferably not a natural disaster.) […]

I know that it is ridiculous and almost certainly far from ever coming true, but I have a fairytale dream of Martha Stewart sweeping me away to the glamour and […]

A couple of weeks ago, my mother bought one of those fantastic coupons you can find on Living Social or Groupon for a restaurant called Sam & Gabe’s in Des […]

I make no secret of my love for French & Saunders nor my love of Madonna. Can you imagine their great humor combined with the timeless musical talent of the […]

I cannot believe that it has been almost two years since I have been in my beloved city of Paris. Time has gone so quickly since I graduated from Le […]

Well, here it is, the blog post you have waited and waited and waited for with bated breath. I have never really understood that phrase, nor have I ever taken […]

When I started writing my “Favorite Good Things” blog, I intended to finish it up rather quickly, but lately I have been too busy rolling croissants, nursing a sore back, […]

Oprah has her “Favorite Things” and Martha has her “Good Things” and I’m basically their lovechild, so I thought I had better make a list of my “Favorite Good Things.” […]

I wasn’t at all amused when my alarm clock went off this morning (I set one myself!), not because I was getting up a bit early, but because it was […]