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A Kitchen Full of Tea Memories and Quiet Preferences
I don’t know about your home but in my home there always been a kind of rhythm to tea in the house, something that doesn’t just sit in a glass but seems to sit in the background of everyday life. Sweet tea, unsweet tea, hot tea in winter usually but sometimes on a rainy day, and always a cold tea in summer—it all shows up depending on the mood of the moment and whoever happens to be standing in the kitchen. In the refrigerator, there’s usually a steady staple: a gallon of sweet tea that never really has to prove itself because it’s already part of the routine. Along with…
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Coke vs Dr Pepper: What We Actually Drink in This House (and Why It Never Matches)
I don’t know you or your home but, in this house, soda isn’t just soda. It’s preference, personality, and sometimes a little bit of stubbornness poured over ice. More times than not it shows up in my home. Come have a drink with us. Coke shows up like the reliable one and Coke is the default in a lot of homes, and in ours it still has its place. My daughter, Suzanne, was a full-time Coca-Cola fan. No debate, no switching, no experimenting. If there’s Coke, that’s what she’s drinking, end of story. My sister is the same way—always Coke, always has been, no detours. Then there was my mom…
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Coffee, Chaos, and Getting Through the Day
I don’t know about in your home, but in mine, coffee has always been part of my story. How about your story? Was coffee part of it? When Charlie was #Homeschooling, I wish I had thought to build a lesson plan around coffee itself. Since learning shouldn’t stop when children, teens, or adults “graduate,” I’ve started calling this a Homeschool Field Trip: Coffee, Routines, and Real-Life Moments. It’s something Charlie, David, and I can still do—whether he’s home or even virtually. Would you want to join us? Growing up, life was a steady rhythm between my mom’s house and my grandma’s. Somewhere in all that movement, there was always a…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
