Sara Hickman

Played a private backyard party today for a lovely, lovely family, but the rain came down and there were swimming pools, slip-n-slides and snacks to compete with and so I […]

They say the eye of an animal holds wisdom. Trying to look up into the eye of an elephant could be intimidating, except that the animal is ten times smarter […]

So, the other question Gary had for me was, basically, how do we, as parents, respond differently to our children than our parents did to us? Here’s my answer to […]

Today, I sent a letter to my friend, Ethridge: The grass under my back was so itchy, but iolana had fallen asleep on my legs and belly, so i dared […]

Sang at the Tarrytown parade this morning…what utter joy! Saw Ed Clements from KLBJ (love him!) and my dentist, Dr. Kavin Kelp! We sang “This Land Is Your Land” and […]

That’s my blood type.

I can’t recall the last time I saw the morning sun, or could hear the hum of the fish tank, or saw the trees standing still. The rain has been […]

After doing this morning’s laundry, making breakfast (we had eggs, bacon and toast…nothing too glamourous today!), cleaning the kitchen, packing the car for the kids and myself (that included interesting […]

First, read the entry before this one. I go on a rant! Whoo! Please read about Lindsey. It is much more important than this entry. Go on. Go read that […]

A young woman, perhaps 18, shows up on my doorstep today with a heavy backpack, sweet smile, and ponytails. We start talking, and I ask her what she is selling. […]

Last night I went and had a chocolate body scrub thanks to KVUE and Halina’s Day Spa. I’m doing a show with KVUE called “Gimme the Mic!” that is akin […]

iolana says: Today…today it has been raining…and there has been a flood. And it looks like it is still raining, right now! We walked in our galoshes with Nana in […]

The night was just superb. At first, I was concerned because there weren’t as many people as I had hoped…but the people who came were into understanding more about the […]

Is that I am really hard on myself. I tend to forget the gardenia of myself and see straight through to the compost. Yesterday’s speaking engagement had its ups and […]

Through my bedroom window on a little plot of about six feet of garden is a gardenia bush. I discovered it when my husband and I removed undergrowth, weeds, dirt […]

Thursday, May 6 Wake up at 6 a.m….go for a run. Not quite sunrise, and the street lamps are stirring their yellow hue in with the dusky blue of the […]

I feel compelled to write about this today. I have people ask me over and over how it works, how much money I make, how many cds I sell, how […]

First, get a cookie tray with sides. Next, you’ll need: Scraps of paper Play-doh Red food coloring Toilet paper tube Baking soda Vinegar Funnel Take the toilet paper tube and […]

Hiya, Super Pals! This is dvd-meister Gene, with a special message from a certain large fuzzy mammal. He popped by this morning to remind me that he promised a special […]

New Braunfels has the feel of an old western town, but thankfully, no one was slinging guns and chewing tabacky (that I could see.) The painting opening was glorious! The […]

Today was one of those days where everything seems stellar. The sun light had that never ending clarity, where it seemed like it had always been daytime and night would […]

Well, I promised I would write about “You Said It, Sister!”, so let’s start there, shall we? YOU SAID IT, SISTER! My dear friend, Judi Slingerland, and I had an […]

Ok, next time you read this blog, there will be a big ol’ accounting of what happened in Salado. Yesh! Until then, here ye, here ye: my three year old […]

Tiny Hot Dog Buns. Tiny Hot Dogs. Tiny bottles of catsup and relish. Do you see where I am going with this? Where are the tiny hot dog buns? Can […]