“If the time is supposed to fly by, why do the days drag?” Bob asked this question repeatedly when the girls were little. We got so annoyed when everyone would say “Oh! Take lots of pictures! The time goes by so fast!” It seemed our elders tirelessly admonished us for their parenting regrets. We were already […]
Fashion Passion
“You’re going to need to buy two of everything. Sisters don’t like to share their stuff.” That was the first piece of advice I remember after I’d given birth to Ula. I remember it because it was the first piece of advice that I thoroughly rejected. There was no way I was going to buy […]
Control vs Choice
We bring our dog to the vet twice in the week before we leave. First he’s limping (normal with the ice and snow), then he’s puking (also normal with his penchant for jumping into the compost and snacking). But we want to make sure everything is fine. I make lists: packing lists, food lists, to-do […]
Travel
By the time you read this, everything will be riding on Ken Follett. No pressure, Ken. But I need you now. A copy of Pillars of the Earth has been sitting unopened beside my desk for the past month. Over Christmas break I read the prequel to it, The Evening and the Morning. I was […]
Music for a winter’s night
Bob and I used to organize monthly jam sessions. We called them Stitch, Bitch, Pluck and Bow. Folks brought potlucks, friends who didn’t play music were encouraged to bring their knitting or other handwork. The evenings were nice… But I was stressed as hell. I wanted my house to be CLEAN, which was nearly impossible […]
Winter Gifts
In my winter meditations I learn to work with my hobgoblins. And it leads me to reflect on the happiness research that tells us that, once our fundamental needs are met, happiness has nothing to do with income. But with a roof over my head, a safe place to sleep and food in my belly, I […]
Keeping Your Family & The Business Together
It was an Irish lamb stew, made from our farm’s grassfed lambs, local root vegetables and a bone broth that we simmered for 72 hours straight. It came with a wedge of fresh baked Irish soda bread with local grassfed butter, a slice of Irish apple cake topped with custard cream, and a pint of […]
Home-Schooled Sex Ed
Did you ever wonder how homeschooled kids get sex ed? I guess, in school, it’s a specific class you take, probably a unit in health class. In our family, it’s just been an ongoing thing. Especially today, in light of some things that have transpired in my kids’ lives. Today’s post is an open letter […]
The Miracle of the Chanterelles
I’m feeling sorry for myself. Ula suggested I come sit beside Panther Creek today to talk to her. To ask her what I should do next. I’m feeling like a victim of Panther Creek. Like she hates me. Like she doesn’t want my business here. Like she’s singled me out for punishment. Like she […]
The Money Paradox
Wanna get rich, like. RIGHT NOW? Check out this excerpt from Redefining Rich, due out from BenBella Books on August 10th. Order it locally, ask your library to get it, or support independent bookstores AND me by ordering it here at Bookshop.org. The Money Paradox I’m not sure how we started talking, but as she […]
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