Posted on Jan 18, 2023 in
On the Porch with Patti
By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Rites of passage are a huge deal. In my personal definition, they are joyous occasions. Sure, I realize that there are negative rites of passage, but I like my definition better as I choose to focus on them as a positive. I understand that they are transitional, in...
Posted on Jan 18, 2023 in
On the Porch with Patti
By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Eighteen days into the new year, and I finally gave in. It was a bleak, rainy day. I was in dire straits. Two of the four major food groups were missing in the Kaminski household. Not to appear to be a wimp, the state of missing essentials – two items that I absolutely...
Posted on Jan 10, 2023 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Rough. That is the only word I can use to describe the first few days of 2023: Rough. Buck Owens used to sing a little ditty on Hee Haw with Roy Clark. And yes, I understand that if you are under the age of 35, you likely have no idea what I’m talking about. ...
Posted on Jan 4, 2023 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
All right Texas. You and I got to have a talk. I’ll go first, because here we are starting 2023, and I just want to make sure we are on the same page. Here’s basically how the month of December went down at my house.
I left you – Texas – sportin’ a balmy 70...
Posted on Dec 27, 2022 in
On the Porch with Patti
By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
It’s that time of year again – out with the old and in with the new. Time to make those resolutions to do everything we dream to accomplish in the new year.
Being the creature of habit that I am, I tend to make the same resolution each and every year: to be both thin...
Posted on Dec 20, 2022 in
On the Porch with Patti
By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Photos by Kelley Sweet Photography
Christmas has arrived with a roar this year – a dino-size roar – and I couldn’t be more excited!
Growing up I was taught that it is better to give than to receive. And Mr. Kaminski and I, in turn, taught our children to be...
Posted on Dec 14, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
It’s still been hotter than the holidays and the holy one should allow over the past week, but finally Mother Nature has had some pity on our holiday hum drums and has given us a dose of cooler temps to help make our spirits bright. That’s the good news. That bad...
Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
I know that the calendar says it’s December. I know that my Christmas tree is up, and I know that I’m making a list and checking it twice. But if I see one more tv commercial about making sure my heater is in good working order for the winter weather, I’m going to...
Posted on Nov 30, 2022 in
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Ring in the holiday season at Sugar Land’s 20th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Sugar Land Town Square on December 2nd.
The city welcomes families to enjoy festive musical and theatrical performances at this year’s winter wonderland-themed holiday celebration from 5-8 pm.
In addition to musical...
Posted on Nov 30, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
It’s official porch sitters – the countdown is on! It’s December 1st and we have just 24 days to get those stockings filled and presents under the tree. If you’re like me, a serial planner, you started this holiday hustle and bustle some time ago, but now that the...
Posted on Nov 21, 2022 in
On the Porch with Patti
By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
It happened again. First rattle out of the box on an early morning road trip Mr. Kaminski commenced to poking the bear. We have discussed this, he and I, my penchant for no shenanigans in the early am hours. I can get to where I need to be, but there should be no further...
Posted on Nov 16, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
I really don’t understand apathy. Now don’t get me wrong. I understand the meaning of the word – I simply don’t subscribe to it. For the life of me, I can’t think of one particular thing that I am apathetic about. I feel a certain kind of way about everything. I...
Posted on Nov 3, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Somehow in the last 30 minutes or so, baby girl has grown up. Tomorrow, in fact, she turns 26 years-old, and I can’t for the life of me figure out how that happened. I still have her crib. I still have her high chair. I still have all of her American Girl dolls, her...
Posted on Nov 2, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
With cooler temps and the holidays just around the corner, fall is top of mind with folks right now. But in our house, the word “fall” has an entirely different meaning.
I fall. A lot. I mean that I am walking along, not a care in the world and I am a living example...
Posted on Oct 26, 2022 in
On the Porch with Patti
By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
I haven’t been to New Orleans in a minute – well before Mr. Kaminski and I had babies. So, when the opportunity arose to go to the Crescent City to celebrate someone near and dear to me, I was all in. Now I was given the appropriate advice, or shall we say, warnings,...
