the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

my peoples

  • crisp air and autumn nights.

    Thank goodness, fall – with cooler weather – is here, y’all. Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared some great times with friends and family to start the season. A couple of weekends ago, we got to celebrate one of our favorite’s 50th birthday and visit several dear ones we don’t get to see often… Read more

  • a selection from my book with some thoughts for my ginny on her birthday.

    Today is Ginny – my lifelong bestie and partner in crime’s 🙂 – birthday. Since it is her day, I wanted to share a reflection from my book about her and a wonderful trip we took to Montreal together. (It is also related to the cover photo of the book as well.) First, before I… Read more

  • back from a most frightening illness break.

    Hi, friends. After being away for over two months – the longest period, by far, that I have ever gone without writing here in the ten years since we started – I am so happy to be returning and slowly getting my strength again. Starting back in the Spring, there are several posts I shared… Read more

  • the most lovely evening with lisa loeb, joan osborne, and my dear friend, heather.

    Last Thursday night, November 13th, my precious friend Heather and I enjoyed third row seats to Lisa Loeb and Joan Osborne at the Alys Stephens Center. ♥️ Not only did both ladies put on an amazing show – and it was just the very best to get to spend time with my sweet friend –… Read more

  • coming back – with a little help from the best book friends.

    These past few weeks, I’ve been away as my body has run amok with pain flares, GI symptoms, and exhaustion. However – especially going into winter – there is no way to predict how my illnesses will behave, so it is time to find a way to get back on my writing schedule, regardless. This… Read more

  • a must read for all things SEC football this fall.

    Y’all, today I am so excited to get to share with you all my dear Cheryl Wray’s new book, Southern College Football Road Trip. First, if you’ve been reading here for any length of time, you know that we are passionate SEC people around here – and we especially love football season. Enter my dear… Read more

  • on the road to see my bestie.

    Bug and I have been so looking forward to a visit with Ginny and Daniel in Nashville that we’ve had planned for a couple of months, and, when the opportunity to go for the NPR show came up earlier in the week (that, of course, we did not want to miss either), we knew it… Read more

  • a snowy day in the south.

    Thursday night and Friday were our first winter weather days of the season here in Alabama – and, in the Hippie Hut, this also brought Oliver’s first snow day. ♥️ After many changes to the forecast, we were expecting mostly freezing rain and ice only – and were delighted to also have snow through the… Read more

  • blogtober post 6 – a much needed adventure with my bestie.

    On Sunday, I was so so thankful to spend a wonderful day with my bestie of forever, my Ginny, meeting for a mini-adventure in Huntsville. We met at a lovely pizzeria that is actually on the ground floor of the Huntsville Museum of Art for lunch – and it was delicious. They had some fantastic… Read more

  • chronic illness and feeling forgotten.

    Recently, I have been more ill than usual in some ways, with this fierce pneumonia persisting on top of frequent flares – and now a cataract surgery scheduled for next week as well (because I am so blind in my left eye that, uncorrected, my vision is 20/counting fingers – meaning I cannot see the… Read more