I just heard somewhere that it costs about 40 cents to make a loaf of bread. (I’m thinking of doing a cost-by-cost analysis someday on this soon.) Given that the cost of store-bought bread is well over $2.00 it makes good “sense” to make your own. Making bread in Five Minutes means there is time [...]
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Congratulations. If you’re reading this, then the Friday the 13th Blackout of Dreamhost websites must be over. After not being able to access my site for the last 48 hours, it’s nice to have control of the reins back. Dreamhost gave us periodic updates, but the only answer we were looking for was, “Systems have [...]
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It’s about 6 weeks before Christmas, a respectable amount of time to make your own pure vanilla extract and bottle it up to give as a gift. It takes about 8 weeks for the extract to sit. So, if you start making it within the next week or so, you can have a supply ready [...]
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She picks up the strings, laced through her brown leather shoes that no longer look as new as they once did — now that a crease is beginning to form on the shinny leather right under her toes. “Now it’s tricky here – hang onto the bow you’ve made, while sliding the other end underneath, [...]
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That’s because I wasn’t there. I only ran one lap of this weekend’s 5k because I was busy running the little kids around to basketball practice as soon as the kid run was over. This weekend I did hit the pavement. (See numbers 3 and 7 on Why I’m Writing a Novel in 30 Days.) [...]
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Twelve reasons why I’m writing a novel in 30 days , via NaNoWriMo. To respect authors of other books; especially the writers of books that compel me to say, “I could have written that.” To remember what I’ve forgotten: writing cures amnesia. Cures procrastination. I find myself willing to do anything, including “clean out the [...]
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I keep the oddest sentimental things. The very last Christmas card my Grandmother signed in 1994 and sent off to me is stored with my Christmas ornaments. Every year when I open the card, I get a rush of chills when I look at her handwriting; it’s almost as if I’ve breathed life back into [...]
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about The Batman Paper Doll. I came home from our trip (wish I was still there) and found one of the card-stock paper Batmans (we have several in hiding spots around the house), with parts cut out. My brother didn’t finish it either. Gotta’ love him for trying.
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For some reason, I have the OVERWHELMING urge to write a novel in 30 days. Apparently, I am not alone. Today, November 1, is the official start date of the worldwide National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo. Let me break this down for you: 50,000 words in 30 days. That averages out to 1,600 words per [...]
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