From the garden.

 

Most people probably wouldn’t get excited over this kind of harvest.  But I do.  My little french ones are producing nicely this year, and my other plants aren’t doing so shabby either.  We’ve been eating peas and carrots from the garden. Lettuce.  Spinach.  Strawberries.  My kale is ready too and I’ve got a couple tomato [...]

Teaching: money

 

In my last post I admitted something I don’t often talk about.   I am a loan agent.  This hasn’t been a huge part of my life for the past couple years as I focused on my graduate studies in English, but it is something that I do, and something I have experience in.  That experience has [...]

Found Poems.

Swirl Power.  I mean, it really doesn’t get better than that does it?
Today I joined my daughter in her classroom to lead an activity.  Her teacher has been inviting parents into the classroom for the past couple weeks to talk about their work and do activities with the class as they liked.  I was so [...]

Still in the thick of it.

Paperwriting time around here is winding up, but not quite yet. I have taken over the kitchen table and much of the surrounding area. 

As a consequence, I’ve become creative at meal times.  Just the other day my kids had their friend sleep over and when it came time for dinner I served picnic style. [...]

Fave Five.

I recently bought a package of these lovely little cookies.  And can I just say, they are scrumptious.  Buttery, crisp, decadent.  It got me thinking about all the other favorite foods I have, and also about those random facebook posts where you choose 5 favorite toys from your childhood, or 5 pet peeves, etc. (Yes, [...]

must be paper writing time…

I’m in the thick of it.  But that doesn’t mean I’m not taking little mini-breaks to dream about all the other things I might be doing besides writing.  Top of my list since being inspired by Made by Rae’s “Spring Top Week” is sewing for warmer weather.  One more week and I can actually get [...]

Poetics of Motherhood

Because I am a mother and it is such a part of all that I do, I wanted to share a poem that was inspired by the moments of motherhood.  This poem is a collaboration between myself and my friend Dawn, but is mostly hers.  Neither of us claim to be poets.  This is not [...]

I heart shortbread cookies.

I recently made these cookies for the bridal shower tea I mentioned earlier this week. Normally I make these around Valentine’s day and package them up as little gifts for our teachers and friends, but this year it didn’t happen. This is yet another Barefoot Contessa go-to-never-fails recipe for me. Simple. Quick. [...]

Snail Tales.

I’m just in from a little mucking about in my garden.  Snail hunting actually.  For years I didn’t have any snails in my yard, but the last couple they have invaded front and back with a vengence, so every once in a while I grab my tongs (yes, I’m a bit squeamish about actually touching [...]

Confection Perfection.

I stopped participating in TWD a few months back, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve discarded Dorie’s book.  How could I?  It contains my favorite go-to fancy party cake recipe, aptly named…..Perfect Party Cake.  I mean, how perfect is that?  Perfect.
Our birthday season is past in our home (except for mine, but I don’t usually [...]