Sisterhood of the traveling house

For the last five days, my sister and I have been packing up her things for her move in town, and I am happy to say that we have developed a sense of humor since we took this photo. As children who moved to Appalachia every summer and who have moved all over the USA with our parents and then in our adult lives, we are very adept at packing. The key is for me to have Skittles available and for my sister to have gin & tonic. This is the core of our sisterhood.

Pretty Girls in a Line

Remember that photo of me as a rooster and my sister as an elf that I posted on Wednesday? Here's the song I mentioned that Billy and I wrote way back in 2005 for my sister. It's called "Pretty Girls in a Line." Enjoy!

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Barbie visits Castle Greyskull

Happy National Siblings Day (who knew?) to my very own stellar sister who was perfectly glad to let my Barbies visit Castle Greyskull and who let me wear her cardboard TV last week. Tried (sorely by my one-time obsession with speaking through the body a little muslin puppet man), true (taking up for me in any battle against the forces of evil and green slime), and a darn fine actress, director, scholar, and teacher. I love you! 

Christmas in North Carolina

Hankins family Christmas -- apple pie with my hand cut pastry stars, the quilt I made for my Dad (Greg), making pie with Mom (Marcella), a new midi keyboard for Billy, and getting to see my lovely sister, Sarah, for the first time in a year!