Author Archives: Cocktails With Hemingway

About Cocktails With Hemingway

I'm blunt and opinionated. Virtually everything I say or do is a contradiction but I'm not a hypocrite. I never hesitate to speak my mind and never fail to leave an impression wherever I go. You love me, you hate me, but you'll never forget me.

Life

Posted on 5 October, 2017

So what’s been happening in the many months since I blogged regularly? Allow me to present a summary in photos…. One of my dearest friends, Shay, treated me to an unforgettable vacation. We went to Orange Beach, Alabama, where we … Continue reading →

Posted in * R. i. P. *, Al Jizzy, Birdie, California, Da Real Homiez, Danielle- partner in crime, Dating, Death, Freya, Germantown, GH Mafia, Grief, Holidays, Love, Parenting, Pets, Relationships, Riverdale, School, Tara Oaks, Travels, Viking, Water, Will Reed | Tagged 32, Alabama, Babies, Beaches, Birdie, Birthdays, Brittany, Brittany Wright, Denial, Dogs, Fireworks, Florence Nightingale, Fourth of July, Freya the Brave, Gulf of Mexico, Hadley, Holly Tuck, Hubble, Jojo, Kroger, Lynda Clayton, Nutbush, Orange Beach, Pike's Peak, Relationships, Reno, Shay, Sherry Doyon, Sobriety, Sophia, Valhalla, Weddings | Leave a comment

Tiny hands

Posted on 5 July, 2017

It’s abundantly clear that many mops are required to mop my bleeding, liberal heart off the floor. Regardless of where one falls on the left/right political spectrum– I think we can unanimously agree the current Commander in Chief should probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apocalypse Now, Donald Trump, Graydon Carter, Liberal, Politics, President, Twilight Zone, Twitter, Vanity Fair | Leave a comment

Five years of Taterbug

Posted on 23 February, 2017

*Tatum Maris Reed* 21 February 2012 @ 12:46pm CST • 7lbs4oz & 19.7 inches Born at the Regional Medical Center of Memphis Looking back at the announcement of her birth feels like a million years have passed. Only half a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Germantown, Parenting, Tatum | Tagged Birthdays, Cake, Daughter, Miss Muff'n, PhotoGrid | Leave a comment

Don’t eat all my candy

Posted on 17 February, 2017

Other than stocking up on sugary swag for my kiddos and no time to enjoy a delicious meal cooked and served by somebody else because you are a T4T Team Captain food specials at local eateries, Valentine’s Day was just … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam, Cheese, Jojo Dancer, Love, Relationships, Riverdale, Tatum, TeePee | Tagged Ann Landers, Cheese, Dr. Seuss, Facebook, Happies, Instagram, Instagran, Love, PhotoGrid, Siblings, Significant Other, T4T, Team Captain, TV, Valentine's Day | Leave a comment

Stimulating the economy

Posted on 1 February, 2017

I support small businesses, purchasing local, and buying from friends whenever possible. Put your money where your mouth is. I strive to be a conscientious consumer who speaks with the power of purchase. Where I spend my earnings reflects my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bethany, Customer Service, Da Real Homiez, Employment, Feminism, Germantown, It Works!, Library, Matt Boyfran, Megan Childers- favorite roomie, Memphis, Money, Recovery, TeePee, Tutoring, Working It | Tagged Account Executive, Administrative Assistant, Amazon, Art, Boss Babe, Brittany Wright, California, Chemicals, Church, Community, Consumption, Corporations, Emmy Enclosures, Entrepreneurs, Etsy, Germantown News, Google, Hair, Instagram, Isagenix, It Works!, Jewelry, Kaufman Shoes, Keep, Library, Lipgloss, Magazine, Matt McAtee, Money, Network Marketing, Organic, Plexus, Premier Mascara, Rachel Easley, Robbi Edwards, Sales Associate, Scentsy, Sephora, Shopping, Small Business, Stationery, Stella Reed Salon, Support Local, Tammy Keenum, Target, Thrive, Twitter, Usborne Books, Walgreens, Younique | Leave a comment

Time capsule and a funeral

Posted on 30 January, 2017

Adam, Tatum, and I created a time capsule over the weekend per their request. It was a spur of the moment thing but I decided to roll with it. Easier said than done given my perfectionist tendencies and control freak … Continue reading →

Posted in * R. i. P. *, Adam, Bosi, Death, Family, Grief, Memories, Tatum | Tagged 2021, Captain America, Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep, Eulogy, Funeral, Germantown, iPhone, Lacy Ferguson, Mary Elizabeth Frye, Photos, Reverend, Ron Jones, Time Capsule, Traditions, Trinkets, Warren Smith | Leave a comment

I cling to the 9%!

Posted on 16 January, 2017

Last fall I purchased a DNA kit from Ancestry.com, hoping to shed some light on my international genetic makeup. I spit awkwardly into a plastic test tube, made a video to commemorate the occasion [bonus points for Adam referencing John … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam, Adoption, Birdie, Da Real Homiez, Family, Kids, Matt Boyfran, Megan Childers- favorite roomie, Memphis, Mother Russia, My Parents, Tennessee, YouTube | Tagged 2015, 2016, Aesthetician, Africa North, Albert Einstein, Ancestry DNA, Anglo-Saxon, App, Cordell Hull Building, Customer Service, December, Dye, Ethnicity, Europe East, Europe West, European, Fall, Finland/Northwest Russia, Great Britain, Hair, iPhone, Ireland, John Cena, Matt McAtee, Nashville, November, Operation Biological Information, Red, Scandinavia, Spectacular Skin, Stella Reed Salon, Stylist, Teri Lewis | Leave a comment