Author: Samantha Endicott

Many years ago I made a green bean casserole for my family’s Thanksgiving dinner.  I’m not sure what compelled me to make it, but, no matter, it came out o...

In the spirit of Halloween and the fun of pretending to be someone or something other than ourselves, I’m writing this as if I were Glinda the Good Witch holdin...

Every industry uses its own special lingo to describe certain processes/functions.  Some examples you might be familiar with: Real Estate: Curb appealMedic...

Dr. Barry Schwartz wrote a book called “The Paradox of Choice”.  In it, he discusses how too many choices can actually increase feelings ofanxiety, depress...

We use the word foodie to describe someone who delights in the adventure of a culinary experience.  It doesn’t seem too far a stretch, then, to propose the...

In her book, The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion said, “You have to pick the places you don’t walk away from.”  It has been more than a few years since I ...

“YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME.  Life hurts and it’s hard.  Not because you’re doing it wrong, but because it hurts for...

The other night, I was out to dinner.  My drink came with a fruit wedge in it.  It had a yellow rind, which made me think it was a lemon; I wanted a lime.  Mild...

And just like that…it’s beginning to look a lot like Springtime in Kentucky!  The sun is starting to shine more days than not, daylight is extending well into e...

It has been a cold and dreary February in Kentucky.  I’m beginning to think Mother Nature Herself is going through a bout of Seasonal Affective Disorder (h...