by Molly Niles Renshaw | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog, Bookclub, The Tarry Life
My mom gave me Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book, Keep Sharp, about brain health on Mother’s Day last year. Thanks, Mom? I’m glad she did because I’m at the age where I can still take preventative actions and catch the signs of cognitive decline early...
by Molly Niles Renshaw | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog, Bookclub
I hadn’t heard about Mindy Pelz until a few weeks ago when I was listening to a podcast about menopause, a subject that interests me greatly, since I’m teetering on that peri-menopause/menopause crater. Having just turned 50, I actually don’t have any real menopause...
by Molly Niles Renshaw | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog, Green Living, The Tarry Life
Spring is in the air! It’s the season for growth, color, vibrancy, and renewal. But it’s not all baby birds chirping in nests and perennial buds breaking through the ground after a long winter’s nap. All those seeds and sprouts and pollen also usher in a season of...
by Molly Niles Renshaw | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog, Tarry Tales
I’m no Catholic but I’m giving up sweets for Lent. I talk a lot about intuitive eating and my hate of dieting. The second you tell me I can’t have something, I go into this dark place of deprivation and craving. It’s nuts. For more than a...
by Molly Niles Renshaw | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Food
Mammy’s Hearty Vegetable Beef Stew This is our all-time favorite comfort soup. Our grandmother, affectionately known as “Mammy,” first introduced it to us. She got the recipe from a proprietor of a B&B she and her family stayed at in Myrtle Beach,...