Gifted Children
Originally posted on The Honking Goose:
My children are gifted. Frequently and generously every winter holiday season. I don’t hate it, but I’m not thrilled about it either. The thing…
Sew What 2
Here are some sewing projects I’m working on for the holidays. This one above is a set of four cloth napkins. They will be given to my dear mama friend … Continue reading
I’ll take WordPress over de:Facebook any day
I’m feeling pretty frickin’ irritated with everyone on fUbook (facebook) right now. Ever since the election, people be like “ahhhh!!!” Chickens with their heads cut off. The sky is falling. … Continue reading
the ultimate love story, Romeo and Juliet
We watched this movie tonight. This is the 1996 Baz Luhrmann directed Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo diCaprio and Claire Danes. The script is the Shakespearean prose – the modern … Continue reading
is this what you think about marijuana? a post about alcohol
Over the past summer, the Gander quit drinking. It was a long time coming, drinking alcohol was a problem for us, and our relationship, and our kids, that it took … Continue reading
Interlude: BCM is Hiring!
Originally posted on Brown Girl on the NST:
Big City Mountaineers – whose mission is to get urban youth from around the country outdoors, and who I did fundraising for…
GIFT GUIDE: gifts poor people can give their rich relatives to win at gifting
GIFT GUIDE: part 1 Where “Poor” and “Rich” are in comparison to the American middle class. Appropriate for Hannukah, Christmas, or other Winter celebrations like “Snowed in with my alcoholic … Continue reading
I don’t love Christmas
Is that a better title than “I hate Christmas”? – because that is what I really wanted to write. As a child, I loved Christmas. We didn’t have any extended … Continue reading
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