Category: Personal

Musings on life in general and my life in particular.

BeNaNo Bread

Last year, it was a thinking totem. This year… …it’s BeNaNo bread. Okey-doke, I’m game. Here’s to BeNaNoWriMo! See why I need Becca NaNoing? Without her, things would be a lot less […]

Alternate Audio

Instead of listening to an audio book or to Mike reading while I stitch, this week we’re listening to Mike’s Australia audio journal. Ten years ago, we spent six months touring the […]

Reading Roundup

What’s on my nightstand? Rules, by Cynthia Lord. The Newbery committee got this one right. Twelve-year-old Catherine’s younger brother, David, has autism. Not only does he require the bulk of their parents’ […]

Stitching for Literacy Update

From the Accents, Inc. 2009 Bookmark Challenge collection. The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for the […]

Blueberries

I’m calling it nine gallons in the freezer, and I’m calling it quits. Actually, I decided I was happy with eight gallons and planned to stop there, but blueberry picking is addictive. […]

Excuses

Why has it been so quiet here? Well, I’ll tell you. The unpaid labor arrived. That would be Bob and Thea, Mike’s parents. We thought this chair was temporary, that we’d ditch […]