by Mary Carver | Apr 23, 2012 | Home Life, recipes & food
Last weekend we went out of town. We didn’t go far, just drove a few hours south to Springfield for our friend’s son’s first birthday party. We actually got to the party late, missing the cake, the singing and most of the festivities. But we were...
by Mary Carver | Mar 19, 2012 | Home Life, recipes & food
I’d had this recipe bookmarked for quite a while. It was just sitting there, in my bookmarks and my memory, waiting for the perfect bring-an-appetizer opportunity. My turn to bring snacks to small group earlier this month was it. As we were standing around my...
by Mary Carver | Feb 6, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
“If I worked in an ad agency and someone told me I’d be working on a Super Bowl spot, I’d be thrilled. If they then told me I’d be working on a spot for a real-estate company, I’d wander off into the night, weeping gently, never to be seen again.” ~ AdAge...
by Mary Carver | Nov 1, 2011 | Home Life
Sometimes things (parties) don’t exactly turn out like you expect . . . When I graduated from high school, Smitty and I had a joint party at my granny’s house. Before the ceremony, we twisted red and white streamers all over Granny’s deck. It was so...
by Mary Carver | Sep 6, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
This post was originally posted in 2011. I’ve since updated it a smidge to reflect a few things we’ve learned in the years since then. No matter what, it’s still fun to look back at the sitcoms that ruled the 80s. That, unlike feathered bangs and...
