Bucket list item checked!
A terribly exciting thing happened to me at the Romance Writers of America national conference this past week, gang. Terribly exciting! I...
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KRISTAN HIGGINS
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Kristan Higgins
Jul 19, 2015
Pajama Land
I was wondering what to write this week…it’s been both a very busy and very quiet week for me, lots of errands, but nothing really going...
Kristan Higgins
Jul 12, 2015
Enforcing family fun
The “stop touching me” posture known to big sisters everywhere… There was a mandatory family walk the other night in the Higgins...
Kristan Higgins
Jul 5, 2015
Get outta the water!
I didn’t see this. But I expected to. McIrish is one of those irritatingly logical people. I’m one of those wonderfully emotional people....
Kristan Higgins
Jun 28, 2015
Eulogy for a tree
The big white oak was between 350 and 400 years old, the biggest tree in my town, the second biggest in Connecticut, according to a tree...
Kristan Higgins
Jun 21, 2015
McDaddy
In honor of Father’s Day, I figured I’d tell you a few little secrets about McIrish and his paternal skills. When the Princess was born,...
Kristan Higgins
Jun 17, 2015
Oh, Canada!
I had a great time in Ottawa last weekend! I’ve been to Montreal before (once, with McIrish), and Waterton National Park, and a strange...
Kristan Higgins
Jun 7, 2015
In case of disaster
I saw San Andreas tonight because I love disaster movies. Dragged the family with me, too, so they too could wince and cringe. We had a...
Kristan Higgins
May 31, 2015
The greatest week
This week I was at BookExpo America and BookCon, both giant book shows held in the Javits Center in New York. My family came in, because...
Kristan Higgins
May 25, 2015
Blue moon
So I’m sitting here with a blue mud mask on because I’ll believe anything. This product is (allegedly) from the Dead Sea (or La Mer...
Kristan Higgins
May 17, 2015
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
After a very long winter, spring is in its full glory around here. Our valley is shadowy and mysterious and full of life. Dearest Son saw...
Kristan Higgins
May 10, 2015
Things My Mother Said
By the time my mom was 25, she had three kids in diapers…three kids in three and a half years. To keep things exciting, she also had a...
Kristan Higgins
May 3, 2015
Marital spats
You guys know I adore McIrish, my sainted husband. He’s the best. He adores me, too. So now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 26, 2015
Fly the friendly skies
I love airports. O’Hare is a special favorite, there in the heartland, and that’s where I am now, sitting in a Chili’s, drinking bad...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 19, 2015
The gift
I straddle the generational line in my extended family. Some of my aunts and uncles are closer to my age than my mother’s. I have one...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 5, 2015
By any other name
Kristan Higgins is my real name. I didn’t change it when I married McIrish for the simple reason that I didn’t want to. I don’t have many...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 29, 2015
No whining
The other day, some friends and I were whining in the manner that friends whine to each other. Subjects included hot flashes, muscle...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 22, 2015
Day at the museum
As you may know, Princess and I are terribly cultured. We demonstrated this by going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Snippets from our...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 15, 2015
Blood sport
My sainted mother loves to hate shopping. The last time the Princess was home from college, my mom called me. “I need some clothes,” she...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 8, 2015
Like fine wine…
Dear Lord, thank You for making Idris. Sure, sure, I’m madly in love with Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy, and that hottie who plays Thor. But...
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