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September 2008
38 Things To Do Before I Die Turn 39
I am going to take part in a list making party that I wasn't actually invited to join. I saw it over at Schmutzie's blog... Read more »The River Deep
A wonderful weekend has passed with friends and family. Light like liquid gold floods my blood. Bounty is everywhere if only I can contain it... Read more »Beware The Impostor!
(plus thoughts about the cold months ahead)When you come to my house the first thing you will be greeted by is my ghetto gate behind... Read more »A Life In Narrative
My feelings frequently tangle as they reach towards the light, looking for the nourishment of expression, aching for water to quench the drying instrument of... Read more »A Girl Works Up A Thirst
Some days, even though you're not supposed to be imbibing anything zingy, you just have to. Life DEMANDS that you have not only a Meyer... Read more »Letting Go
Letting go is hard to do. Especially in a culture of mass information. My kid is almost eight years old and I have just, for... Read more »Random Wednesday
more thoughts on the flyI'm very excited to say that my Ballerina rose is forming little tiny hips so I'll have some to harvest this... Read more »Walking The Dog
and other domestic thoughtsLet the pictures of this post tell a calm story of sweet walks beside the hazelnut orchard because I don't have much... Read more »Built To Last
camellia house for a kingIt is the usual old-man grumble "In my day we built things to last...now things are made like crap so you... Read more »Sunday In A Small Town
and how wind chimes freak me out*(reprised)Sunday morning. Cold, grey, quiet. I love this morning. I also love how talking about my aversion to games... Read more »Games
a very special hellThe sentence I most dread at any social gathering is "Hey! Let's play a little game..."The minute I hear that sentence I... Read more »When I Was A Punk
I was never a punk.I've been threatened by punks. Rich punk kids were always the worst. There was one in my high school who decided... Read more »Naive
Every living being has the same basic wish - to be happy and to avoid suffering. Even newborn babies, animals, and insects have this wish.... Read more »Autumn
(and how I know it's here)8 clues that fall has arrived:I have a crate of apples on my porch that I picked at a friend's... Read more »Honor Is Nonviolence
(or: why I will never put a hatchet in your head)No government, no religious group, and no school of thought has the power to dissuade... Read more »Working Girl
This is jalapeno jelly. I made 13 half pints of it after getting off work last night. Working outside the home is kicking my ass... Read more »Forklift Of Steel
Until today I've never known what it feels like to have 2,800 lbs of hanging bundled steel gently swing towards me and what it feels... Read more »Not A Foot Fetishist
I do not have a foot fetish and this is definitely not some Shakespearean moment where I doth protest too much. sometimes life conspires to... Read more »An Apology For War
the other side of 9/11The heart of a people is often laid deep in the seeds of the fruits they grow. Open it up and... Read more »Cottage Garden
Today I spent all day with my friend Laurie who lives in the sweetest cottage in the country on almost half an acre. She has... Read more »Around the Farmhouse
plus some very unattractive thoughts on birthThis post will be a snapshot of life here on my suburban farm, of things going through my head,... Read more »Blackberry Season
Blackberry season is as fleeting and as capricious as the rush of power a teen first experiences on feeling hormones pulse through their blood like... Read more »Off To The Farm
(not "the farm")One of my favorite things about this time of year (the end of summer) are the trips I take to my favorite u-pick... Read more »Virgin or Whore
or how 1 apple is not the same as 52 applesThis post is brought to you by an anonymous commenter who says "there is no... Read more »Hummus
a recipe, and a sandwich to put it onfTo make the best hummus:Ingredients:four cups cooked chick peas (garbanzo beans)four tbsp tahini (sesame paste)4 large cloves... Read more »Crazy Water Pickled Lemon
Cookbook ReviewThese are Tiger's Eye and Jacob's Cattle dried beans that I grew in my community garden row. It is only a fraction of what... Read more »Judge Not
and ye shall be a dupeA commenter in my last post said she was "disturbed" by my assessment of a fellow shopper I described as... Read more »Walmart
like syphilis, only worseI think eye candy is great. I love it. Especially when it's red and can be plastered all over my kitchen and... Read more »Kisses For A Eulogy
I am full of eulogy this evening. There is a constant narrative in myself that dictates what it sees in the past tense. What has... Read more »Back To School
Not his school face.Today is the first day of school. Max starts at a new school this year because of our move. So not only... Read more »Window Treatment
the before and afterI love Battenburg lace. I think it's charming. But I really needed some color in my kitchen. There's a lot of beige... Read more »« August 2008 | Main | October 2008 »