My friend and colleague Jason went all out planting chile peppers this year. When he said this winter that he was going to plant Carolina Reapers, I told him that when they were ripe, I’d come down, pull the stem off one, chew it up, and swallow it. Tonight was the night. This is one … Read more
I’ve been a regular contributor at Rocket City Mom now for over a year. It’s the premier online parenting resource in the Tennessee Valley and a very well-run site, and I’m proud to be associated with it. I took July off from RCM, and resumed today. Mostly, I do two things for Rocket City Mom: … Read more
Aaron wanted to look at the jams and preserves for sale in the Ave Maria Grotto gift shop yesterday. I’m glad he did, because it was only on a second look that I spied some monk-made hot sauce. (I then also suddenly remembered that my friend Miria had alerted me to the existence of such!) … Read more