… at the SXSW film festival!  (www.sxsw.com) Read More...

So, it’s two days later and I’m still smiling. This past Monday night, I got to see the Fat Kid Rules the World movie for the first time. And I finally met Matthew Lillard! Read More...

As fall settles into upstate New York, I find myself thinking about all the ways my life is beginning to change. Already, I find my window of time outdoors growing smaller as the evening chill and darkening sky make my warm, well-lit living room seem like the more enticing option. I seldom bake in the summer, but this time of year my love of cooking kicks in and the kitchen fills with the smell of pumpkin bread, molasses cookies, and thick garlic laden soups. I sleep easier at night wrapped in soft blankets, but waking is harder once the morning sunlight no longer streams through my windows. Unfortunately, my son and I both have seasonal allergies, so fall brings runny noses and itchy eyes, and winter will bring sneezy, miserable colds. In our area, construction projects come to an end after the summer rush, and we stock up on fire wood and battery powered lamps and candles in anticipation of the winter storms. Read More...