On our way to pick apples, I drove along country roads, with a sketch of a map in my head for navigation. For the most part, I just followed a square grid in my head to travel north east, toward the apple orchard. I thought, for a while, that I was lost. Time looked as [...]
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I’m so forgetful and I loose my lists. I find bits of scrap paper everywhere with lists I no longer need, and never the one I do need. I wanted a big place to record jobs, (water the Buckeye tree — it’s dying!) and lists (don’t forget laundry detergent) at the lake. A chalkboard, big [...]
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But I don’t. The minute I pick the kids up from school I’m hit with no less than 15 requests for play dates, queries about “what’s for snack, ” and an avalanche of forms that the school needs my signature on immediately. My mind is whirling to fit in homework, dinner, sports… and a much [...]
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This pesto tastes so good that I briefly considered bottling and selling it. Then, I realized I would probably eat all the supply and have nothing left to sell. I whipped this up this morning, after my kindergartner helped me gather the nasturtium flowers and leaves. Once made, I had to tear him away from [...]
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and all I got was an empty pail. Actually, we picked 15 pounds and locked them in our freezer for pancakes, muffins and yogurt. Strange, I think, that this is one of the hardest hit states in our economy’s downturn, and yet food is going to waste. Cheap, healthy food. As our own blueberry bushes [...]
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According to the calendar, we still have some 19 or so days until summer is over. But the onslaught of back-to-school, parent meetings, and the unseasonably chilly weather have set our mind into believing that winter has settled in. The Labor Day weekend doesn’t help either; we all know it’s summer’s final dance. In reality, [...]
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