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The Best of It: End of August Edition
1. Maybelle enjoying all-day playtime at Grateful Pets twice a week
2. Selling my books at the Spine Bookstore indie book fair
3. Perfecting my pimento cheese recipe
4. Egg salad sandwiches at Crown Candy Kitchen
5. Getting my first tea pet from The Oolong Drunk’s pop-up shop
August 31, 2024
The Best of It: Mid-August Edition
1. Finally getting to visit La Patisserie Chouquette
2. For the first time in nearly two years, having the bandwidth to have people over for dinner on a regular basis
3. The chimichangas at La Crazy Margarita
4. Blowing giant bubbles for my nephew to chase (and watching Maybelle hunt bubbles as well)
5. Breakfast at Nadine’s Hash House
August 15, 2024
The Best of It: Weekend Adventures Edition
1. Mushroom foraging at the cabin
2. Summer dinner parties with good friends
3. Summer cheese boards
4. Celebrating Bastille Day
5. Hikes and picnics in state parks
July 29, 2024
The Best of It: Mid-July Edition
1. It’s mushroom foraging season!
2. Sandwiches at The Gramophone
3. Taking Maybelle for walks
4. Ice cream at Clementine’s Creamery and A Spoonful of Sugar
5. Linen clothing
July 16, 2024
The Best of It: St. Louis Summer Edition
(Okay, not everything on this list is summer-specific. But it is a list of five things I’ve been enjoying in general during the summer season.)
1. Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800 at the Saint Louis Art Museum, which runs until September 1st, 2024.
2. The War Figs sandwich at Steve’s Meltdown
3. The Baja Salad at Taco Buddha
4. The monthly Soulard neighborhood happy hours
5. The Cardinals are currently both 2nd in their division and ahead of Pittsburgh. Keep it up, Cards!
  - Also, Cleveland (my original home team) is first in its division, and that makes me happy, too!
June 23, 2024
The Best of It: Mid-June Edition
1. Taking Maybelle on her first walk
2. Taking Maybelle to the farm and watching her play with the kitten
3. Getting to see Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Toward Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour
4. Chicken souvlaki with Greek salad (seriously, my favorite summer meal)
5. Puppy Brain by Kerry Nichols
June 15, 2024
The Best of It: Maybelle Edition
1. Having a puppy for the first time
2. Puppy zoomies
3. Puppy paws
4. The puppy smell
5. Sweet puppy snuggles
June 7, 2024
The Best of It: End of April Edition
1. Getting to read haiku with my friend Ben Gaa at Protagonist Cafe.
2. Working on a new haiku manuscript.
3. Getting to attend the Cardinals home opener.
4. Embracing my love of cozy mysteries.
5. Getting my tax refund.
May 1, 2024
The Best of It: The Rest of My New Orleans Trip Edition

1. Preservation Hall

2. Getting my tea leaves read at Bottom of the Cup Tea Room, a New Orleans tradition for me.

3. Buying tea from New Orleans Tea Company

4. Finding a nice poetry chapbook at Crescent City Books, and also getting to meet up with my college friend Geoff, who works there!

5. Finding a great haiku haul at Arcadian Books & Art Prints.

April 21, 2024
The Best of It: March Wrap-Up Edition
1. Easter at the farm
2. Adding pickles to the King Cod sandwich at Gioa’s Deli
3. The Lenten fish fries at St. Pius V
4. My tulips are coming up!
5. Baseball season has started
March 31, 2024

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