Life at the Intersection: Blog Archive

The French Sycamore Tree

Dee Wilcox — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:19:52 GMT

At a dinner in San Sebastian, at a very famous restaurant with a very famous wine cellar, I saw this tree. Two trees, actually, but the first one captured my attention, its trunk bound up in burlap, a huge metal clasp around its base, and wires and belts holding its branches in suspension. I wanted to know its story.

Damaged French Sycamore Tree

Following…

Vegan by Marriage

Dee Wilcox — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:44:05 GMT

If there is a singular self-identifying fact about myself, it's that I love food. And in the last five years or so, about Chris and I, that we love food. A nice Pinot noir and a simple charcuterie set the stage for a great date night. For a fancy night out, we might go to a new restaurant, and then for our next at-home date, try to recreate the meal our…

How I Got Into This

Dee Wilcox — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:11:51 GMT

I am often asked the question, "So how did you get into this?"

Whether I'm at a meetup or having coffee with a friend or sitting across the table from a relative I haven't seen in an age, people often look at me with a quizzical expression when I explain what I do.

I'm a software engineering team lead.
I'm an MBA candidate.
I'm a wife.
I'm the mother of tw…

Hope Springs New

Dee Wilcox — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:36:31 GMT

It is a gray spring day in Nashville. Storms threaten. The earth is shedding its winter skin, and new life is breaking through.

Our garden has been purged of last year's plants. Boxes have been topped off with rich, new soil. Plans for a new irrigation system are in place. Planting has begun.

It's amazing how much can change in a year. I have let this sit…

Finding Fringe Hours

Dee Wilcox — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:40:55 GMT

Do you ever feel like there is so much to do, and you literally spend yourself out doing and doing, until you look at your spouse or your child or your own face in the mirror and think, I have absolutely nothing left?

I find myself there repeatedly. Especially in this season of being pregnant and exhausted, plus balancing marriage, motherhood, and work, …

Choosing Joy

Dee Wilcox — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:56:44 GMT

It's been awhile, friends. I have been challenged to have a new post up on Thursday that I'm actually looking forward to writing and sharing with you, but it feels as if some sort of segway or transition is needed.

I hate that the title of the last post was "Worst Month," and that it has been sitting up there for over six months. The last six months have…

Little Hero

Dee Wilcox — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:50:27 GMT

This lady.

She was such a helper tonight, my little sidekick. She's got my back.

An Evening at the The Bridge Bar

Dee Wilcox — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:55:05 GMT

Tonight I had the privilege of attending a special VIP food blogger event at the Bridge Bar in the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville. The event was held to celebrate the hotel's National Day of Discovery and coincided with their Heroes behind the Music series. Grammy-winning songwriter Gordon Kennedy performed some of his favorite songs. The venue…

Nashville Urban Gardening Expo + Garden Update

Dee Wilcox — Sat, 17 May 2014 20:47:53 GMT

Today Chris, Mackenzie, and I attended the Nashville Urban Gardening Expo at the state extension office and agricultural center on Edmonson Pike. I've only been to one Master Gardener 's expo, and that was back in Conway. We weren't sure what to expect.

The entire staff of volunteers was incredibly kind and helpful. Mackenzie was dubbed a master gardener…

An Update

Dee Wilcox — Sat, 03 May 2014 16:04:06 GMT

Hello, friends, and happy Friday!

What a busy spring it has been! I feel like we started running a marathon when we moved into our new house, and it just hasn't let up.

We gave up freelance for the sake of our sanity for a bit, and we've enjoyed putting that time into the health of our family and getting some items marked off our house project list.

Oh, an…

MJ's Bookshelf: And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano

Dee Wilcox — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 06:00:11 GMT

A few weeks ago when Mackenzie and I went to Parnassus Books out of sheer desperation, really, after a very, very long day and some disappointing news and because the best refuge I can think of is a quiet bookstore, one of the employees swooped in with so much kindness that I just almost melted. And it was so simple, just a kind inquiry about Mackenzie'…

Putting the Garden In

Dee Wilcox — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:00:13 GMT

Spring has sprung, and we have been gradually building our new garden as weather permits in preparation for our first planting season in the new house. We are so excited to finally have a permanent garden again, so we are trying to build it with intentionality.

We definitely have our work cut out for us. The right side of the yard gets the best light, bu…

That Is Mine

Dee Wilcox — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:32:50 GMT

Lisa Jo Baker's new book Surprised By Motherhood is coming out in two weeks, and I cannot wait to for it to arrive. This shareable really spoke to me, and I just had to share. :)

House Projects Update

Dee Wilcox — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:06:18 GMT

Hello, friends! The last month has been a complete blur, and it's probably for the best. I think I mentioned what a bear it was to move, and possibly how absolutely crazy it was of us to think that we could close, move, and pick up a washer and dryer in the same weekend. I'm not sure how I ever thought that was going to work. Moving is not our superpow…

Old House Drama + New House Project List

Dee Wilcox — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:20:52 GMT

Hello, friends!

Well... we survived the move! We had a super smooth closing on the new house last Friday (yay!!) and foolishly thought we'd get ourselves moved in the same day.

Out of the house we've lived in for four years. On a rainy weekend during one of the coldest winters Nashville has seen in decades. With a three year old.

Somewhere the moving gods …

Wordless Wednesday

Dee Wilcox — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:50:11 GMT

Chef and momma

Ideas for Mackenzie's New Room

Dee Wilcox — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:00:26 GMT

I have always had so much fun decorating Mackenzie's room. I'm glad to leave the rest of the house to Chris and his aesthetic, but I really, really enjoy brainstorming and working on Mackenzie's room. It's an opportunity to have fun and play and create a space where imagination thrives.

For months while we were house-hunting, I talked to Mackenzie about …

Before Photos of the New House

Dee Wilcox — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:57:38 GMT

Moving day is in three days, so while our current house is pre-move crazy town, I thought I'd share some photos of the new house, before it's crazy town with the typical moving in chaos.

We are really excited about this house. It's about 300 square feet larger than what we have had in the past, and the layout is great.

We're Still Here

Dee Wilcox — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:49:20 GMT

Hello, friends! Just a quick update to let you know, that no, we haven't fallen off the map, and yes, we're still here.

In our little rental, that is.

It's hard to believe that today commemorates four years of living in Nashville.

Brave New Year

Dee Wilcox — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:48:16 GMT

I was up late the other night, working on house stuff, most probably, or Peaches. Up late enough for Andy Stanley's late night show to come on. Work nights after M's bedtime are like running a marathon. I'm always grateful to be awake when the show comes on, as if it indicates that I've stayed up just long enough.

This particular episode was about the on…