The Circle: Because 1984 wasn’t scary enough
Dave Eggers’ The Circle, a truly terrifying read. When my best friend emailed and said “You must read ‘The Circle’ IMMEDIATELY,” I …
Cracking the night away at the Jesuit High School Crab Feed
2014 Jesuit High School Booster Crab Feed: Enjoying good food for a great cause I scanned the auditorium, trying not to pass …
The Chosen: A story of friendship and faiths
Since junior high, I’ve harbored a fascination with Jewish history and the Holocaust. I begged my mother to let me see Schindler’s …
The Witch’s Daughter: Because who doesn’t love a time traveling witch?
I admit it. I often choose books based upon their covers. Cringe, judge, I don’t care. Sometimes, I stumble upon great reads, …
Project Green Thumbs: Prune shaming
One of the “heavenly bamboo” nandina plants which recently took up residence in our yard and will need some pruning at some …
Fly Girl in Training: Insights on taildragger take-offs
Taildragger lesson number three. Allow me to brag that of the 13 landings we did, I made 11 all by myself! And …
Meal planning prep
How I do love a good Anne Taintor magnet! My meal planning research suggests that posting a weekly menu can cut down …
5 tips for keeping the garden alive during a drought
What? You garden doesn’t look like this mid-January? Mine either. Photo from May, 2013. Sigh. For the past month, my dreams have …
The best beef taco filling ever
Beef tacos in white corn tortillas, served with refried black beans and cilantro lime rice inspired by Zocalo. (For a rice tutorial, …
Fly Girl in Training: The first taildragger lesson
First surprise taildragger lesson in the Rans S-7S Courier. “We’re not flying the 182 today,” Stan said as he rolled up next …