Greetings, Cobb Life readers.
Ah, summer. There’s nothing quite like it.
“A house is not a home.” — Dionne Warwick
Welcome to 2022. Here, we look forward to a new year, a bright future and any challenges that may come our way. After the last two years of th…
However you choose to spend the holidays, chances are you probably have a tradition or two you enjoy every year. These rituals and the people …
I can remember the first time I laid eyes on Cosmo, my 18-pound, all black, part-Siamese cat. A friend of mine was spending too much time away…
How do you start a letter to someone you haven’t spoken to in a long time? Is “friend,” too intimate? “To whom it may concern,” too impersonal…
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I recently read Jedidiah Jenkins’ memoir, “To Shake the Sleeping Self,” a sweeping, honest retelling of his adventures traveling via bicycle f…
When I moved into my first post-college apartment, my mother gave me the dining room furniture set we had used growing up so that I could furn…
Together. It’s a word that has been both the antithesis and the reality of many of our livelihoods since the spread of the coronavirus.
This time of the year is probably the best time of the year. It’s when I get to spoil my mom and treat her to all the activities that I love t…
On Thursday, April 12, I was electrocuted on the mezzanine of the Strand. OK so I wasn’t really electrocuted, per se, it was more of a flashin…
Perhaps the main responsibility we have in life is to take care of ourselves. And by ourselves I mean our bodies — our health.
On Jan. 18, I drove to the Marietta home of my friend and fellow Marietta Arts Council member Bonnie Reavis (who you might also know from her …
While January is the beginning of the year, the spring is known to bring about a renewed spirit.
Holiday decorations are always some of the most treasured and loved, just like a beautiful old house, so it is no surprise the combination of …
I was inspired by the feature on mindfulness, where we hear from Lisa Wellstead, founder of East Cobb Yoga and Mindfulness about the practice …
Change in life is inevitable.
Slate-grey Saturdays or shadow-laden Sundays.
This time of year can be somewhat melancholy for many. The holidays could be a reminder of those who you’ve lost in your life, especially bein…
Merriam-Webster defines wanderlust as, “a strong desire to travel.”
October is among us and many relish the shift in temperatures and, with it, the annual switching out of summer clothes for a winter wardrobe. …
We’ve made it to September! Fall is great for many reasons: football, sweaters, boots and scarves and the beauty of the changing landscape. I …
The last of the summer wine.
If you know me, then you know that food is one of my true loves. So much so, that my former high school principal (who’s also family) nickname…
It was a colossal lobster, accompanied by a baked potato, a cold local drink and a slice of blueberry pie.
Southern cookin’ — or now as some like to call it, Southern cuisine, — has always been associated with summer for me. I suppose it is the sign…
The idea and practice of self-care has been blossoming lately. At least for the past two years I’ve heard more and more about it. And if you t…
