Author: splendorinthesticks

  • 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…

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    It’s still cold here, with positively Arctic temperatures heading in to stay for a spell. We still have stubborn patches of ice from last weekend’s storm, with the promise of fluffy snow coming in on Saturday. That forecast is a near-certainty for snow, although the amount is still uncertain – maybe only an inch, maybe…