Well, here we are—Christmas Day 2025. If you've been following along with this year's Blogmas series, you know I've been posting holiday-themed content every day leading up to today, which means this is my final Blogmas post until next year. So first things first: Merry Christmas to all of you reading this, whether you're surrounded … Continue reading Christmas Day Reflections
Family Fun
Mamaw’s Mac & Cheese: A Recipe Half-Remembered, Fully Loved
Welcome back to Blogmas 2025, my annual series of holiday-themed blog posts that will run every day until Christmas. This year, I decided to let AI generate my writing prompts because, well, sometimes you need a creative push from our future robot overlords. Today's prompt asks me to share my favorite holiday food or drink, … Continue reading Mamaw’s Mac & Cheese: A Recipe Half-Remembered, Fully Loved
The Christmas We Sang from the Lawn: A Pandemic Memory
Day 13 of Blogmas 2025, and we're past the halfway point of this December marathon. For those just joining, Blogmas is my annual commitment to posting holiday-themed content every single day through Christmas. This year's posts are prompted by AI, because apparently I needed help coming up with ways to write about Christmas. Today's prompt … Continue reading The Christmas We Sang from the Lawn: A Pandemic Memory
The Rotating Tree and the Smell of Pipe Tobacco: Excavating My Earliest Christmas Memory
Welcome back to Blogmas 2025, day four of my annual December marathon where I post holiday-themed content every single day until Christmas. For those keeping track, yes, I'm still doing this to myself voluntarily. This year's twist is that I'm letting AI generate my daily prompts, because apparently I needed to add an element of … Continue reading The Rotating Tree and the Smell of Pipe Tobacco: Excavating My Earliest Christmas Memory
Twenty Six – Bloganuary
Welcome to Bloganuary. It’s this thing that WordPress is doing to encourage bloggers to post something every day by providing a regular prompt. I think that “Bloguary” would not only sound better but makes more sense. Maybe they’re saving that for next month. But if they go with Blogebruary I’m dropping out. Anyway, today’s prompt … Continue reading Twenty Six – Bloganuary
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Over the weekend, when my extended family got together for our annual Christmas celebration, my aunt surprised us with cards and letters that my grandmother had held onto over the years. Mamaw passed away in October and one of her wishes was to have those cherished cards and letters returned to the ones who sent … Continue reading The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Remembering Mamaw
Jane Metts - Christmas 2022 As I sit down to write this tribute, my heart is heavy with sorrow yet filled with warm memories of my dear grandmother, who we lovingly called Mamaw. She left us this morning at the age of 91 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Mamaw was not just a … Continue reading Remembering Mamaw
Spending Time
I spent some time with my grandmother today. And I know that will make my mother happy. But that's not why I did it. It's because I had some extra time in my day and was able to do so. It's because I know the hours she has left with us are precious and few. … Continue reading Spending Time
The Living Room
One of my favorite shows to rewatch is The Goldbergs. I'm not sure what it is about this sitcom that gets me. I know that a lot of people out there will throw on Friends or The Office not necessarily to watch, but to have on a background noise. Especially during all this pandemic and … Continue reading The Living Room
Making Mom Watch Star Wars
Something you probably don't know about my mother is that she's a big fan of Good Morning America. This morning show, if you aren't aware, is a staple on the ABC network. ABC, of course, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney. Therefore, any time anything in relation to Disney or any of its properties needs … Continue reading Making Mom Watch Star Wars
The Confusing Middle 