Cassina Farley

Zach came to me tattoo-free, not a mark on him, and sometime a few years ago he got his first tattoo. Since Zach is not too keen on pain I didn’t think he could do it, so when he presented his new tattoo, I was impressed. Mind you, it was small and not very detailed, […]

Nothing horrifies me more than being invited to a party with an all-woman guest list. Baby showers, wedding showers, Tupperware parties, bachelorette…… you get the idea. It’s not that I hate women, I hate what they talk about. For me it’s fear. Women have no fear, and frankly, they over share. Men get along just […]

My first job was at a fast food restaurant. After lying about my age to the manager at the local McDonalds, I secured a cushy $4.10 an hour job, with no benefits and, unfortunately, no French fries. I worked the drive-through with my best friend, Kim. At 15 you don’t really appreciate the seriousness of […]

With Thanksgiving over and Christmas fast approaching I sit here in awe that yet another year has sped on by. It has been a trying year for me personally but I am quickly humbled by people who have had a much greater challenges than me and continue to move forward. The bottom line is we […]

My ongoing self-proclaimed struggle with weight loss has come to an end. I am once and for all off the bandwagon of diets, weight control, and self-loathing. I didn’t actually loathe myself all that much, but you get the point. By chance, at a routine doctor’s visit, I stepped on the body fat calculator, and […]

I’m a self-proclaimed chicken rancher—a lover of chickens, a fan of all things fowl. My little flock of 16 chickens gives me lots of joy and, of course, a few eggs. As with my dogs, my chickens enjoy a charmed life: free run of the yard, fresh greens, and heat lamps in the winter. Since […]

We didn’t really have any plans for Halloween last year. I guess you could blame it on a lack of enthusiasm. However, I did have that need for candy. For some reason, Zach is always a willing participant in my shenanigans, so when I suggested we go trick or treating disguised as children, he did […]

I’ve always been an adventurous eater. My husband, Zach, not so much. It has taken me the better part of ten years to lure him away from his tacos and Top Ramen diet, but I did succeed. I thought we were in a good place that fateful day I took him to a vegan restaurant. […]