Learning to Cook (Or, Apologies to My Children)

by Isabella Norse // October 7, 2019 // 2 Comments

I watch a lot of cooking/baking shows and many of the contestants (professional chefs and home bakers alike) talk about how they grew up cooking/baking with their mother and grandmother. I did not. Nevertheless, when I married and had children... Continue reading →

Guarding Saturday

by Isabella Norse // July 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

For many years I, like many of you, stayed busy. All. The. Time. I was a wife and mother with a full-time job who spent my Saturdays volunteering with an animal rescue group and Sundays were reserved for church. Eventually,... Continue reading →

Women Over (Insert Age) Shouldn’t…

by Isabella Norse // July 1, 2019 // 6 Comments

What’s the deal with all of the articles telling women what we should do/wear/own/think, etc. based on our age? I just don’t get it. I also don’t understand why I keep looking at the darn things. *facepalm* Someone please stop... Continue reading →

Fake It ‘Til You Make It

by Isabella Norse // March 4, 2019 // 12 Comments

Every time severe weather moves through this area, like it did today, I think back to my childhood when I was absolutely terrified of storms. Thunderstorms are just a part of life in the South. They can be especially severe... Continue reading →

Unapologetic Geek

by Isabella Norse // January 14, 2019 // 6 Comments

I admit it, I have a tendency to use the terms “geek” and “nerd” interchangeably but there is a difference. The simplest definition I have found is in this cartoon on Great White Snark. Based on this definition, I am... Continue reading →

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by Isabella Norse // December 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

Yes, we are now in the thick of the holiday season and Christmas is my favorite holiday but that’s not what this post is about. Here in the deep South, we don’t experience four seasons like a lot of y’all... Continue reading →

You’re Never Too Old to Sparkle

by Isabella Norse // August 13, 2018 // 4 Comments

I didn’t discover until the last seven years of my mother’s life that, when it came to clothing, she loved color and sparkle. It was a discovery I made quite by accident. For some gift-giving occasion I had decided to... Continue reading →

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

by Isabella Norse // June 25, 2018 // 3 Comments

When I was younger, say in my twenties and thirties, I used to wonder what was up with all of the middle-aged people who complained about sleep problems. (Insert derisive noise here.) That sort of thing would never happen to... Continue reading →

Not a Disney Princess

by Isabella Norse // June 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

I’m baffled by the fact that most people think of me as a Disney princess – complete with animal attendants. The first problem with this belief is that all of my animal attendants are cats and, as much as we... Continue reading →

Here’s Your Sign – Part II

by Isabella Norse // March 5, 2018 // 2 Comments

A few months ago I wrote a post about the times I have received a sign that some choice I have made is the right one. Since I’m not a big believer in signs and portents, I never expected to... Continue reading →