A list of random, because lists please me
and because my brain is everywhere at once today, and because if I don’t go with the random I may well never blog here again, because I do seem to be losing the blog habit. 1. Rabbit, Run by John …
In which I totally gush about Zazen by Vanessa Veselka
Zazen by Vanessa Veselka I finished Zazen two days ago (devoured it in two days) and I can’t stop thinking about it. I won’t call it perfect, because what’s a perfect novel and really who would want to read such …
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In which I reveal how very impressionable I am
On April 13th, the New York Times published an article about the dangers of sugar. The next day, they published an article about the dangers of sitting down. Both articles got me thinking. Seriously thinking. Life altering kind of thinking. …
A long time between yeses
I am very, very happy to tell you that one of my short stories will appear in Avery 7. The last time I had the pleasure of sharing this type of news with you was Fall 2005 when I got …
Mother nature hates my garden
She must. Otherwise spring would be more springlike, wouldn’t it? The last two days have been lovely, sunny and warmish, but before that it was cold and rain and more cold and hail. Way more rain than we’re supposed to …
Ladybug turned one! (and her mama didn’t blog it)
Ladybug had her first birthday on March 31st. I didn’t manage to mark the occasion here because we were back east visiting family sans wireless. The lucky baby had two birthday parties, so she could celebrate with her New Jersey …
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Spring! (sorta)
Okay, so we had a light frost last night and we could see our breath this morning when I took Thumper to school, but we got some of the spring seeds into the garden this weekend so doesn’t that kind …
The religion of vegetarianism. What happens when you lose your faith?
From November 1988 to August 2010, I was a vegetarian. From June 1995 to somewhere in 2000—I can’t recall exactly—I was vegan. For two of those vegan years, I also avoided wheat and sugar. Sounds pretty healthy, right? Not so …
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Does this bag make me look like somebody’s mother?
This bag, see? What do you think? Momish? I was in Goodwill the other day and I had a store credit to burn, and as I walked through the bag-and-shoes section to get to the bedding section (where one can …
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Robot Envy
The baby recently grew into the robot vest I made for Kiddo when he was her age. (FYI: It’s my Blank Canvas Vest pattern, and the robot chart is included.) She couldn’t care less whether there’s a robot on it …