All through the girls’ school careers, June was the month of insanity. Final exams, final concerts, end-of-school celebrations, graduations, proms, track meets, and more. With college kids, things end in May. And our May has been cray. Or that is what I would say if I wanted a daughter to audibly groan. But, seriously, it … [Read more…]
Cute W loves games. His favorite games are the extremely complicated strategy games with several pages of instructions and a little cheat sheet for each player to keep track of the complicated instructions on each turn. If you are a Parks and Rec fan, thinks Cones of Dunshire, the game Ben Wyatt invented that becomes … [Read more…]
This really can’t be a kid update anymore, because they are almost-23 and and 20. They are fantastic. M will be graduating in about a month, and she’s accepted a job in Madison, Wisconsin, where she’s just signed a lease to live with two friends who’ll be working at the same place. It will likely … [Read more…]
Y’all. Y’aaaalllllll. I know that I’ve been MIA, but I really haven’t been up for writing lately. Part of it’s because my work has been busy, so that I am spending way more time typing at a computer than I’d like. Then, when I get free time, I don’t want to you spend it, you … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year when I just crave spring so much. And even though it’s still, let’s face it, pretty cold, there are signs of spring. Crocuses! Popping up all over my yard. Okay, yes: they are NOT native. But they aren’t invasive, and it is only March, so I am grateful for any … [Read more…]
Oy, y’all, we’ve got updates. If this were an actual news site, I’d call it a “developing story.” See bold below. Yesterday, a friend texted me, “Are you at the Town Hall thing?” I was not at the town hall. I had no idea that anything was happening at the town hall. I had just … [Read more…]
I’ve got to admit that it’s been tough to write here lately, what with the societal implosion around us. But I honestly don’t really want to read about that (an exception is Sarah Kendzior’s recent essay The Craftsman, which really resonated with me). So I’m not going to write about it. In fact, I came … [Read more…]
For the second year in a row, Cute W and I went to the Out of the Blue Festival. It is so, SO fun. Not gonna lie: it’s also expensive. But if you like the beach and like going to concerts, it’s basically a priceless experience. Last year, all four of us went, and this … [Read more…]
Since I first posted this, I’ve added new “to do” items as I’ve learned about them or tried them because I didn’t want to pollute every single blog post with The State Of The World. You can find the updates in bold. Over the past couple of weeks, the whole, “How are you?” question has … [Read more…]
I promised more soup recipes, and here they are. First up: Chicken Chowder. This family classic is invariably the first soup that we cook to kick off soup season. It’s adapted from Cute W’s family recipe, and it’s his all-time favorite. I think if you presented him with a steaming mug full of chicken chowder … [Read more…]
