“Just go act royal”

Are New Year’s resolutions firm promises or more of a general wish? I guess there’s wiggle room depending on what you call them. My resolution to “eat more fried chicken” in 2011 was really an attempt to curb my overly strict (and no fun) diet. That year, whenever I had the opportunity to eat fried…

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Atlanta bound? Home of the best greens ever!

Collard Greens recipe

Who would have thought the home of Scarlett O’Hara would give us the best-tasting collard greens ever . . . courtesy of a Mexican restaurant? I hate to admit it, but I haven’t always like collard greens. They were always too slimy or too bitter. I know, my Southern-ness is questionable now because I’ve also…

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Organized or Obsessed? New year’s planning.

Speaking of the new year . . . here’s a photo of my neatly organized drawer of calendars from over the last few years. Okay — over the last 14 years to be exact. Snuggled in the drawer next to my hankies (see the Christmas hankie?), they sit, year after year, records of meetings, parties…

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