by Susan Matley | Dec 13, 2019 | Official Blog
Lily (my inner-fourteen-year-old) was psyched about this for weeks. Finally it happened! Last Sunday we did a modeling stint at the Kirkman House Museum Tea and Fashion Show! Kirkman House Museum is a beautifully restored example of luxurious 1880s residential...
by Susan Matley | Dec 6, 2019 | Official Blog
Advent: a penitential period beginning four Sundays before Christmas. The definition comes from my trusty Merriam-Webster pocket dictionary (12th printing May, 1976). In lower case, it means arrival. As in “Advent Calendar”? Exactly, Lily (she’s my inner...
by Susan Matley | Nov 29, 2019 | Official Blog
Just when you think things are rolling along nicely- -you’ve stocked extra groceries in the freezer in case Snowmageddon makes an early appearance, laid in plenty of dog and cat food and cat sand against the same, stowed sufficient toilet paper to make it to and...
by Susan Matley | Nov 22, 2019 | Official Blog
Tomorrow it will be eleven months since Bruce died. That’s both a long time and a short time, if you know what I mean. There are so many things I miss about him, and one of the biggest things is not having him here to tell him about the fun new things I’m doing. At...
by Susan Matley | Nov 15, 2019 | Official Blog
Remember last week when I promised Lily, my inner fourteen-year-old, that we’d go to the 1:50 PM screening of “Last Christmas” this Tuesday? I am pleased to report that (drum roll, please!) we did it! We went to the movie! To a normal person (such as yourself)...