by Amy Simpson | Jul 30, 2020 | Adventure
“Ride Easy.” Said the sign on the Wisconsin interstate. “Watch for motorcycles.” For some reason I just loved that. I loved that the DMV bureaucracy’s Road Safety Campaign could come up with such a cool, kinda hip tagline. But more than that, “Ride Easy” spoke to me...
by Amy Simpson | Jul 16, 2020 | Fashion
“’Just living is not enough,’ said the Butterfly. ‘One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.’ These lines by Hans Christian Anderson, they somehow have a whole different meaning now. Why do we need to have yet another beautiful...
by Amy Simpson | Jun 30, 2020 | Positivity
I came across an article in the NY Times the other day titled “The Black Female Battalion That Stood Up to a White Male Army.” Wow, now there’s a LOT to unpack in that sentence! As a lover of history, and particularly the WWII era, I immediately clicked on the...
by Amy Simpson | May 19, 2020 | Fashion
When I was growing up, my momma and I would drive around the neighborhood and come up with suggestions for how our neighbors could improve the “curb appeal” of their homes … different paint color, plant some flower beds, add some shutters. We dubbed ourselves...
by Amy Simpson | Apr 14, 2020 | Positivity
When my kids were little, one of our favorite bedtime books was “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff … a hilarious story with twist upon twist, something like: if you give a mouse a cookie, then he’ll be thirsty and need a glass of milk … if...
