Stumbling Into Spring Break

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Spring Break is a thing in the Kaminski household even though our babies are grown and flown.  Traditionally, the March mayhem is a break for students taking classes from primary grades all the way through university.  The week-long vacay really has nothing to do with...

Maddening Medication

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Despite two vaccinations, copious quantities of Vitamin C and already having the dastardly disease once a few years ago, I caught the C virus – again.  Or should I say, the C virus caught me. Now I thought I was bullet proof having done all that’s necessary to...

Getting Uncorked!

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher It’s time, and we did it.  Lisa Ann and I donned our cowboy boots and hats and headed into town for the start of the premier season in Houston – the one my hometown is known for worldwide:  Rodeo Season.  The most amazing spectacle happens each year to kick off our...

Upwardly Mobile?

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Sometimes late at night if I’m scrolling through the Ticky Tok, I can be persuaded.  This persuasion can be to follow someone, to send Ticky Toks to friends and at times, to actually purchase something.  The latter was the case last week when I purchased what I knew...

Roses, Sweets, Bubbles and Sparkles

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher It’s Valentine’s porch sitters – the most romantic holiday of the year where everything is roses, sweets and bubbles.  I love all of that – add sparkles to my list – and I’m all in for a good Valentine’s Day.  Fortunately, Mr. Kaminski typically comes in...

The Bug Battle

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher There I was at my desk, minding my own business, working feverishly on projects due within the next 24 hours, and I heard it.  It sounded like a small twin engine plane was landing in my back yard.  It was beyond distracting and loud – really loud. For a minute, I...

The Princess Bed

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I like a good princess bed.  A good princess bed makes me happy.  I like handmade quilts made with love by my Mawmaw, 500 thread count sheets, fluffy duvets, an exorbitant number of down pillows – all the things.  And I like my bed tall.  I don’t want to have to...

Texas and Snow

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Now there are a lot of things in this world that just don’t mix.  Oil and water, alcohol and bleach, baking soda and vinegar – unless you are making a volcano for your baby’s science project – the list goes on and on.  But in South Texas there’s one thing for...

“Dry January?”

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I understand that at any given time, I am likely not the smartest person in the room.  I’m good with that.  I really enjoy talking with folks who possess a different skillset than I do.  I still love to learn, and I will ask a gazillion questions.  It’s why I read...

Winter Woes

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I left Texas mid-November.  It was a balmy 70 degrees as it tends to be in Texas during a cool spell.  While I was headed West to a colder climate, I had no worries.  After all, I had a coat there, along with sweaters, sweats and such.  I was good. Headed BTT (back to...