When All Else Fails, Bring Chocolate
Sometimes I find myself having to attend meetings I don’t want to attend with people I don’t know. Sometimes I have to enter into hostile
January 19, 2012
Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
We’re No Fools
We actually bundle up in warm coats, hats, mittens, and thick socks and boots to walk to school this morning. Two neighbors call to applaud
January 18, 2012
The Best Two Hours of the Day
I have a new theory about my day: My day contains two great hours of creativity, productivity, and motivation. It all goes downhill after that.
January 17, 2012
I Know It Doesn’t Sound Romantic
My husband buys me a space heater as a surprise. I know it doesn’t sound very romantic. Just wait. He leaves a trail of words
January 16, 2012
Seeing Inside Your Knot
I’m trying to untie a jumbled mass of a thin gold necklace from my daughter’s jewelry box. A tangled knot on the chain challenges me
January 15, 2012
One Thing Leads to Another (Pictures of the Cauliflower Mac-n-Cheese)
First, flaxseed. Now? I’m pureeing cauliflower. I have photographic proof that I actually served cauliflower mac-n-cheese (only it wasn’t cheese; it was cauliflower). Adventures in
January 14, 2012
One-Eyed Jack Learns Synchronized Napping
You know the story of sweet Jack. We found him wounded and frail with a broken tail, a cut mouth, and a missing eye. We
January 13, 2012
Attempting Homemade Naan
Last night, I attempt homemade naan (Indian flatbread). I’m learning that trying new culinary tasks–especially ones with great potential for failure–represents part of living with
January 12, 2012
When Your Greatest Strength is Weakness
This morning, I hear the Local Artist pray that our friend could “have the strength to rest” today. The expression sticks; it takes strength to
January 11, 2012
“You Keep Glancing”
This morning, I enter the elementary school’s gym to retrieve my daughter for her dentist appointment. It falls right in the middle of her very
January 10, 2012