This morning, I’m crying over the algebra textbooks. Not for the usual reasons folks cry over algebra. My hands press into them, as though by pushing down, I can hold her here. Like this. With me. Always. The reality that I’m letting go of my oldest child now shadows my days constantly, even though she […]
Archives for September 2019
Tocqueville Meets Theater Geeks
“I’ll only do it if you’re doing it.” “I’ll only do it if you’re gonna do it.” The dialog between Saoirse and Bob has played over and over in our family for the past six weeks, like one of those Instagram boomerang videos. They’d been trying to decide whether or not to audition for the […]
This is what it can look like.
This is how it can feel: [INSERT FEELINGS OF VAST EMPTINESS AND DESPAIR HERE.] …..When The Radical Homemaker Blog goes silent. In the height of the growing season. When busy-ness is at its peak. And you need a moment to breathe. And remember what […]
Sap Bush Cafe Hearthside Brunch Sat, 11/3, 9-1
Remember — We’re now on fall hours: Saturdays, 9-1 Japanese-Style Curried Beef Over Organic Rice Crunchy Sesame Ginger Slaw from Barbers’ Veggies Homemade Pie for dessert GF & Prix Fixe 19.95 We’ll open at 9am with our full breakfast menu, fresh pastries and espresso bar. Prix Fixe brunch and lunch service will run from 10:30-1pm.
For the Love of Learning
“And she home-schools!” This is the tag line I’ve most often heard attributed to my list of accomplishments when people are favorably introducing me or my work. Some folks mention the farm, some mention the books and essays, some mention the letters behind my name, and others mention the fact that I make the best […]