by Nancy Herkness | Nov 25, 2009 | Son, Uncategorized
This is unadulaterated joy! It’s my son’s soccer team celebrating the goal they scored to win their first playoff game. It was scored in the last 30 seconds of double overtime. This team has won lots of games. In fact, they won their division...
by Nancy Herkness | Nov 23, 2009 | holiday gift, Uncategorized
Something for your Bible-toting friends? I can’t quite figure out the target audience for this particular gift, especially given the first line of description. Magic Adam and Eve Mug “A Hot Beverage Reveals Their Secret Shame! Mug is the picture of...
by Nancy Herkness | Nov 17, 2009 | holiday gift, Star Trek, Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again where I round up the weirdest gift ideas I can find in the catalogues that rain through my mailslot. This first one is something that I might secretly want for myself if it weren’t for the price. Yes, I’m a Trekkie so...
by Nancy Herkness | Nov 8, 2009 | Books, Dog, holiday gift, Nod from Nancy, Uncategorized
I discovered Jon Katz through his Suburban Detective series, books I adored. The first was titled Death by Station Wagon. What soccer mom could resist? Evidently, his mysteries didn’t sell well enough so the series was discontinued, much to my disappointment,...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 12, 2009 | Family, travel, Uncategorized
My sister had a big birthday this year (I won’t reveal how big) and my gift to her was a trip to see Fallingwater, the famous house over a waterfall designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, something we both wanted to see. What an amazing place! That’s me...