I had a lovely New Year's Eve lunch with my Cousin Bethie today. (At left: Me and Cousin Bethie at her son's wedding party in 2009...

Whenever Cousin Bethie's kitty Ziggy relaxes, she sticks her tongue out. It's the cutest thing! PS: Hope everyone has a great wee...

Becky Callaham, Executive Director of Safe Harbor, the women's shelter. The names and stories of the women were projected onto the wall...

At left: Me and my ever-fabulous Cousin Bethie. (I guess my redneck cred is intact, since both my bra strap and shamrock tattoo are on f...

View from my cousin Bethie's house. More photos on my Flickr-for-Cheapskates account. ~*~ Rachel Maddow recently said there is...

Below, my Cousin Bethie's cats, Elvira and Pharoah. Elvira, the brown-striped tabby, was originally my daughter's cat, then mine, ...