I know you've missed me...

....all ZERO of you who read this blog.

But as I was just making homemade spaghetti (my mother's recipe of course), I thought of a few things that I needed to share with cyberworld:

1. It's amazing how much grease 2 lbs of ground beef can produce while you're browning it stove-top.

2. I need to wear an apron every time I cook. Maybe even while I iron or mop, too??

3. How is it that I have nearly 60 cookbooks (58 to be exact), and yet I still have some must-haves on my wish list? Casual Cooking and Southern Living's 2011 cookbook.

4. I went on a lunch date with Cowboy Crooner and Squirrely. We didn't really talk a lot. But it was still a sweet time. Literally. Because we had an oatmeal cookie for dessert. I've got to figure out that recipe.

Guess it's on to ironing now. Which apron should I wear?

See you next time! You better be here.

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Hi, it's me.

So I'm like many of you. I said I wasn't interested in having a blog. I wouldn't know what to say, much less expect anyone else to be interested in what I didn't have to say. But I love to read blogs and have lots of favorites that I hope to share with you over time. And I thought, "Maybe I can just share what's interesting to me? Maybe I'll pass along a favorite thing or idea or song or recipe or whatever to someone who might be looking for it?" So here we go.

Desiring Domesticity. That's me. I desire to be domestic. That is, to care for my home, for my family. I'm not at home 100% of my week. I am an academic advisor to students at our local University. I really enjoy it, especially the relationships that I've been able to build over the years. But I don't think it's a secret that I would love to be at home 100% of the time, with my sweet girl. You'll know her as Squirrely. I would love to bake bread, sew quilts, take Squirrely on lazy walks, tend to a garden, and the list could go on. But for now, I'm trying to do this domestic thing while advising and thanking God for giving me opportunities to do both at this time in my life. One last thing. You need to know Cowboy Crooner. He's about as handsome as they come and can really really sing. Really. I'm so very glad he's on this little journey with me and me with him. So here we go!