Practically health food: Banana oat Nutella muffins
Confession: I only medium like Nutella and I maintain a critical stance towards the all-things-Nutella bandwagon I see on Pinterest. It’s good, …
An airplane fairy with Cessna wings
Me and my Cessna wings. “But where are your wings?!” she exclaimed, her tiny 5-year old fingers exploring the center of my …
Tag, I’m it for NaBloMoPo
Up visiting friends in Amador. Lovely way to spend a Saturday! I spent the day wandering Amador County with my Marm and …
New Year’s goals: Thinking back, looking ahead
Auntie Shawna and baby Satyana. If you guessed that my favorite experience of 2013 involved finishing the dissertation or graduating with a …
Thirdsgiving and other things
Something I learned today: Zumba is incredibly difficult when you have gravy coursing through your veins. Like me, this week. We just …
One month to finish all the things
Well, crap. It just occurred to me that putting up Christmas decor = almost December = end of the year = I …
Help, I’m married to a humbug
Hers and his. Christmas in the foreground and T’s audio project to the back. Last week I wrote this sweet and naive …
Project Green Thumbs: Winter garden report
“Bush” snow peas. I watched the fluffy bastard kick over a small blue pot and proceed to nibble the roots of the …
Flying turkeys!
I know I’ve been home alone too long when I start to talk to the dog. It’s one of the perils of …
The phone call that changed my entire life
The ringing phone pierced pre-dawn silence. Dripping from a fast shower, I ran to pick up the kitchen receiver before the call …