by Brandy Heineman | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog, Everything Else
Once upon a time… When I was in college, I had a few different Stephen King books-on-tape—yes, literal cassette tapes—that I often listened to in the car on the long drives between the campus and home. It seems funny to me that I listened to the same stories...
by Brandy Heineman | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Everything Else
Spoiler Alert: I am not sharing a recipe for chocolate-pistachio brownies today. I thought adding pudding mix to a brownie recipe would fast-track me some moist, delicious pistachio brownies. All the experienced bakers out there are already chuckling softly. I decided...
by Brandy Heineman | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Everything Else
Memorial Day Weekend, 2018 My husband spotted the news about the USS Arizona Memorial first. We had one of those offbeat mornings over the weekend. I was up half the night reading; Michael got up for the day shortly after I fell asleep. By the time I rejoined him in...
by Brandy Heineman | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog, Everything Else
The Ultimate Cold-Weather Comfort Food In my last post, I mentioned that I’m on a major kick for corn chowder! After a ridiculously warm winter, we’ve had a few days of cold-snap here in Atlanta, which is nothing compared to the blizzard headed for the...
by Brandy Heineman | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Everything Else
A time to grow… I’ve been wondering what to do with my blog for a while now. I love family history, but experience has shown that I can’t keep up the pace with the big, fully-researched stories on a regular basis. So, in the interest of diversification, and because,...
by Brandy Heineman | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog, Everything Else
How did I miss this? Okay, the truth is, I didn’t miss it. August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day, and like practically all other news and current events, I learned about it on Twitter. Nonetheless, as the person claimed by one exceedingly lovely 15-year-old...
