Monthly Archives: July 2013
Romantic Glamping
Now this is what I call beach camping. Or glamping, which is my new favorite word. Glamorous, sensuous, decadent camping. Where do I sign up? I have had my share of camping trips over the years and I’m not one of those people who think that roughing it is a hotel without room service, […]
Who, What, Where, When and Why
Everyone who ever had an English teacher like mine learned the 5-Ws of writing. You had to have them all to please her. So today, because I’m editing a work-in-progress and thinking about all those Ws, I’m going to honor the spirits of those teachers and use this as the formula for you to remember […]
A Book to Read
I am not, it turns out, the only person to connect food and romance. Of course, you’re saying. Why would you even think you were? I did’t really. I’ve seen enough movies and read enough books with food as subtext in a romance that I knew I wasn’t the outlier thinker on this subject. However, […]
Deja Vu All Over Again
Through the wonders of Facebook and YouTube I’ve recently seen an image of an old boyfriend. He looks different (duh). Decades have passed since I’ve seen him so it is quite possible we would not have recognized each other if we’d passed on the street. However, I did recognize his voice in the clip. It […]
Summer Heats Up
It would have been nicer if summer came on gradually but… Instead it hit with a heat hammer that hasn’t let up much. So, the romantic in me has to give way to the practical. My favorite dinner–other than in a restaurant someplace on the river with air-conditioning and outdoor seating so I can have […]
It’s Too Darn Hot
There’s a famous song of that title that says when the temperature gets too high, the impulse for romance goes way down. So here we are in what is an unusually hot week for our part of the country and I’m writing not only about romance but about cooking. Which is an even less appealing […]