Brutalism

When our daughter was first learning to drive a few years ago, we asked friends and neighbors for recommendations for behind-the-wheel train...

While in Virginia Beach recently to celebrate my Mom's birthday, she suggested we go to a new event she had recently learned about: a ba...

You may recall I was founder and member of The Dilettante Club back in the mid 2010s. During the time that club was active, I and the other...

Last weekend, our college kid attended a fraternity formal with her boyfriend. They enjoyed a nice dinner and dancing at a winery about half...

Over the weekend, a friend reminded me of a story I shared with her from when my daughter was young: I've always been a little overprote...

1) I'm in my skin cancer era.  And while "A Mohs on my Nose" sounds like an adorable Seussian tale, it's not as much fun a...

Last year, I was cleaning the marketing closet at my office and came across about 50 perfectly good certificate frames that were taking up v...

 Mr. Brutalism seems to think I have the IQ of a piece of toast, based on a recent text exchange: I mean, who DOESN'T know  'yabba d...

Our lil cul de sac displays luminaries on the evening of January 1st - a tradition that began last year thanks to our neighborhood organizer...

We were recently invited to our next door neighbor's holiday cookie swap...and we were very excited to go. They're the third set of ...

Yesterday, my husband included me on an email reply he sent to some folks at a financial planning company. To acknowledge I had received and...

For our kiddo's 18th(!!!) birthday this past weekend, we headed to Nashville to celebrate.  When you see a T-Rex heading to baggage clai...

I'm becoming acutely aware of how little time I have left in my current position.  I'm not referring to my full-time job - that will...

Not to brag, but last night I cleaned some display shelves in my kitchen that were so dusty they were almost furry.  Yes, I've noticed t...

Scene: Evening walk in the neighborhood with my friend, Lisa Lisa : (Spotting marsh plants in a lake we walk by): "I love those plants...

Team Brutalism spent time in Southern California for spring break in an apparent attempt to set a world record for the greatest number of co...