The Garbage You Make
For a class project about our community, my daughter must record every single piece of trash we throw away. Recording it like this amazes me; it’s not even noon, and I’m made more garbage that any person should. I am not helping my environment, I lament as I see the plastic milk carton, the paper […]
An Environment for Personal Growth
For years and years, I’ve tried to bake with yeast. I’m rarely successful in getting my dough to rise like I want. But today, I try again. This time: pizza dough for homemade calzones. I read a specific detail from this new recipe that explains my failure. This new recipe insists that I add the […]
A Middle of the Night Question
In the middle of the night, my daughter finds me and asks: “Mom, is it true that moose are going extinct?” The question has her up, alert, and worried. “I don’t think so,” I say quietly. “I will find out for you.”The truth is, I haven’t thought about a moose in 15 years. The last […]