And a happy new year
Oh, how I love a Christmas house! I have a collection of Santas—some antique, some gifts, some deliciously tacky. I love our Christmas...
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Kristan Higgins
- Nov 20, 2022
Someday, my turkey will come
No one trusts me to make Thanksgiving dinner. Sainted Mother, who called Thanksgiving “mine,” took pride in slaving over a massive bird,...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 30, 2022
Hating Gratitude
I hate gratitude journals. I hate the signs that say “Grateful” and “Blessed,” because I think it cheapens the sentiment to see it on...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 9, 2022
Talk like a Brit
I'm no Anglophile (though a SussexSquaddie), but there are some things that just sound classier when said by a British tongue. Yes, I’ve...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 2, 2022
Drama in Real Life
When a grizzly bear attacks me, I will be prepared. I’ve been thinking about this my whole life. My grandparents subscribed to Readers...
Kristan Higgins
- Sep 9, 2022
No, YOU die first.
As a long-married couple, McIrish and I have discussed death quite often. Our number one choice: die simultaneously whilst holding hands....
Kristan Higgins
- Aug 7, 2022
The green, green grass of homes
Hi, I’m Kristan, and I’m a house-aholic. It’s true. I’m addicted to houses. My favorite thing to do is scroll through Zillow and imagine...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 27, 2022
Warm heart, scorched feet
The other day, we went to the beach—McIrish, the Princess, the Firefighter, the Peeper and yours truly. Oh, it was a glorious day! The...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 3, 2022
And then there was Dad…
Since I wrote about Sainted Mother last week, I thought I’d tell you a little bit about my dad, gone these many years. He was tall and...
Kristan Higgins
- Jun 20, 2022
Sainted Mother vs. Authority
In OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY, Lillie’s mother is chilly, judgmental, stylish, exceedingly well educated and wields her criticism like...
Kristan Higgins
- May 23, 2022
Can't put my finger on it
In Out of the Clear Blue Sky, there’s a guy named Ben Hallowell. Captain of a fishing boat. Cape Codder. Man of few words but can flirt...
Kristan Higgins
- May 17, 2022
I'm driving in my car…
Recently, my not-so-sainted husband implied that I was not the best driver. Readers, how dare he? So what if I missed that tiny little...
Kristan Higgins
- May 10, 2022
Who lives there?
I don’t know what I did before Airbnb. As a writer, I get to travel quite a bit. If I’m going to be somewhere longer than a couple of...
Kristan Higgins
- May 2, 2022
The view from above
Being that I am spiritual and religious-ish and grew up Catholic, I do believe in the afterlife. This month, I’ve been doing a lot of...
Kristan Higgins
- Mar 24, 2022
My Baby's Baby
I just met my first grandchild. Holding my daughter’s son was transcendent. My little girl has grown this beautiful, perfect little boy...
Kristan Higgins
- Mar 14, 2022
The other love language
While it’s been around forever, I just found out about the love languages, which are, according to the Google, words of affirmation,...
Kristan Higgins
- Feb 20, 2022
Enough already!
My role model for old age. Is it that I’m becoming a delightful curmudgeon, a la the Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey? Am I just...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 30, 2022
Game night
Let the good times roll. The other day, when my sister was visiting our mom, we decided to have a game night. Oh, readers! It was a...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 9, 2022
Hotel Noël
In case of apocalypse, head for my mom’s. She’s got a few of these stashed in the freezer at all times. While I recently was on Cape Cod,...
Kristan Higgins
- Dec 16, 2021
An unexpected angel
Well, it’s that time of year, so I’m going to tell you a Christmas story. It’s not the happiest story, but maybe it’s a good story...
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