I’m happy to say offers of raffle prizes keep coming in from authors, artists, and publishers. With each $10 you donate to the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, you can now also win: Junot Díaz has donated 4 signed paperbacks. He’s …
Remember a while back when I told you about a wonderful project that I’m fortunate to be a part of? The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is doing good, good work. It is giving young Afghan women an outlet for telling …
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On the 14th, Thumper turns three. I know! Crazy, right? Three. Tomorrow he’s having a shared party with a friend. Her birthday was two weeks ago, and his is next week, so neither will technically be a birthday kid for …
Sadly, they don’t seem quite as interested in the aphids. (For some reason–okay, for many reasons–I thought of Norma when I spotted these two.)
So the new project I referred to oh so cryptically in the previous post? Here it is. I’ve joined two other writers in an experiment and group blog. Is it possible to eat well on $50 a week per adult? …
It’s getting to be that time of year. Stuff is growing. Pretty cool. The early stuff that did so well last year (spinach, kale, and broccoli raab) didn’t do so well this year. The arugula did very well, and I’d …
Writer Masha Hamilton has recently established the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, which gives Afghan women access to online writing classes and allows them an opportunity to have their voices heard. I’ll be one of the teachers, and I’m excited to …
I’m starting to feel better. Smiling more often than not. Not so much with the crying anymore. It’ll be two weeks this Thursday since the miscarriage. Time’s moving on, fast as usual. I’ve got this terrific kid already who needs …
I was keeping a wonderful secret from you for a while. I was pregnant again, and in a few more days there would have been a sonogram at 8.5 weeks, and we would have found a lovely, healthy fetus with …