Turnips, the under-appreciated vegetable?

So when I requested writing topics to be thrown at me for a challenge, I got hit with “Turnips, the under-appreciated vegetable”. Perhaps it was the timeliness of this (proceeding a blast from the past that I never saw coming) but it immediately had me thinking back to a time long ago. You remember that … Read more

Capturing the moon

I SO want a tripod. I had fun playing with my camera trying to capture the moon, but really needed a tripod for the more dramatic effect. From Scenic

What’s in a name?

I recently participated in a light-hearted discussion with my mom and some friends of hers, who have a similar family situation (pseudo re-married, with children), about what we call my significant other.  Just how do I, and others, refer to him?  For my children it’s fairly simple – we call him their Bonus Dad, although not everyone … Read more