“I’m going to have a restaurant, and you’re going to like it,” Ash told me one night at bedtime a few months ago. I do not know what sparked his culinary interest, but since he was 3 or 4, Ash has been saying he wants to be a chef when he grows up. He has…
Snapshot of motherhood: onward to second grade, dinosaurs (dinosaurs and dinosaurs), and being a chef with a blue BMW
On the strengthening of my faith
Below is a letter I recently wrote to my Pastor. Should I share it or leave its sentiments between me and the recipient? I realize this letter captures something valuable–the strengthening of my faith. For that reason, I am choosing to share it. I have been hearing, seeing, and learning about faith since I was…
Mixing Prints for Sprinter
I’m still calling it Sprinter here in Michigan–where we have experienced all four seasons in the past few weeks. One day it’s eighty degrees; a few days later, it’s snowing. Today it is gray, rainy, and the high is low fifties. My favorite trench is coming in clutch for this type of weather. I bought…
Spring nails
Since November (2022), I’ve been on a new nail journey with structured gel manicures, and it’s been fabulous. It’s a whole new world of meticulous cuticle grooming and builder gels! It’s the way the apex of the nail is stronger and beautifully arched for me. Please give me all flats forever with my chicken wings, but…
Dresses with pockets for Spring
I don’t quite know why, but nothing is more satisfying than a dress with pockets. You can see that in the braggadocious way Cara Delevingne strolled the carpet at the Oscars in that stunning rose-red Elie Saab gown–her left hand casually in the left pocket for extra slay effect. I’m sharing a few of my picks…
Happy Black History Month
We (Brian, Ash, and me) watched Rhonda Walker interview the first Black woman justice appointed to Michigan’s Supreme Court on the news this evening, and I felt so many divine emotions. Ash sat on the floor, looking up at the TV. I sat next to him, going on about how much I admired Rhonda Walker…