Author: splendorinthesticks

  • Magic – 1

    Magic – 1

    At the beginning of the year, I declared 2026 to be my “year of magic.” I expect that is going to look different from month to month, but considering that my part of the Carolinas had its first big, pure-powder snowstorm in easily ten years yesterday and that today was all bluebird skies and wonder…

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    Here in the Carolinas, we’re enjoying the first real, honest-to-goodness snowstorm (one that isn’t just a sloppy mix of sleet, freezing rain, and other glop but is instead fluffy, pristine, gorgeous snow) in years. A friend reached out to me and asked if I’d consider a “guest post” of something he’d written on Jan. 30,…

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    Snow is being forecast to begin late tonight and to continue all throughout tomorrow. No ice, no sleet, just gorgeous, fluffy snow. We hardly ever get that and I’ll admit to being excited by the prospect of seeing a blanket of white muffling the sounds of everyday life. Well, at least until the kids start…