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People I never thought I’d be
I spent the first part of this week in Tampa for work. I had not yet unpacked my suitcase from the LAST business trip I was on (Minnesota) before I had to pack for this one. It was my third business...
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Seven weeks of constraint
Just over seven weeks ago, I wrote about how I was going to try this crazy diet, and work out for Lent. You know, to see how it went. I tried the Four Hour Body diet, in combination with actually going...
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Imperative basil
If I ever form a rock band – which is less preposterous now than it once was – I think I will name it Imperative Basil. Imperative. Basil. My farm share pick up is on Fridays. In theory, this is a...
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Purslane
Washed purslane One of the things I love most about a CSA is the obscure produce. Of course, there’s obligatory Kohlrabi in New England. I mean, it grows so well. Of course, the best you can hope for...
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I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want. As soon as I figure it...
I was sad when the schedule came out so that Adam and I could not spend Camp Gramp week in wild hedonism together, doing things like “sleeping in” and “playing board games”. BOTH weeks this year where...
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Bright Mocksgiving Morn
The turkey is in, the house is clean, the pies are done and only slightly squished by non-edibility-impacting malfeasance. The cats are exploring the new living room configuration and the children are...
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Grande, two-pump, non-fat, extra-hot, no-whip mocha
I even managed to find good coffee in my journeys through Africa When I was seventeen, my dad and I packed a few of my most important belongings into our minivan and left my home in the mountains of...
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Mutiny from the Bounty
Every week. There are few things that make me feel richer and more fortunate that putting away my groceries. I grew up *hours* from the nearest grocery store. My parents went shopping once a month...
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Cup of Joe
In lieu of real or meaningful content, I thought I’d take a moment this morning to discuss coffee cups. Those of you who know me in the real world are aware of the fact that I had a coffee cup...
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What’s for dinner?
One of my husband’s colleagues gave him a promotion for a free week of Blue Apron. I’d read about Blue Apron before (primarily on the very awesome Amalah’s blog) and I figured the week of a new job was...
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Mocksgiving Eve on the Sixteenth Year
The groceries are in the fridge. The Mocksgiving week to do list is half scratched off. I’ve indoctrinated a new set of coworkers to the sacred holiday that requires me to take a day off. And I woke up...
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Six shall ye labor and on the seventh rest
Which of the 10 commandments do you break most? If heaven and hell are decided by how we adhere to the 10 commandments, I’m going to need a whole lot of grace for my complete failure to remember the...
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Chicory and jewelweed
So, my life is pretty much pandemonium right now. Word just came that our pastor died on Friday. I just got back from a 9 day tour of California that started with my grandmother’s funeral and ended...
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I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want. As soon as I figure it...
I was sad when the schedule came out so that Adam and I could not spend Camp Gramp week in wild hedonism together, doing things like “sleeping in” and “playing board games”. BOTH weeks this year where...
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Thinking about food
In a scant three weeks, the deluge of produce will begin deluging again. Farmer Dave is my farmer, and the farm share begins in June. Amnesia has finally set in after November, when the last of the...
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Pantry Challenge: Week 1 Report
So we’re just about at the 1 week mark of the Pantry Challenge. So far, I’ve run out of bananas and am perilously short on ice cream. I expected the first week to being something of a non-event, since...
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We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing
This has been a hard week for me, and for people I love. For example, I have a dearly loved family member who is transgender and gets life-saving medication with their coverage through the ACA. For...
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Brenda’s Bruvarian Brew
My most genius Christmas request ever was the time I asked Adam for sourdough starter for Christmas. He got the starter, read all the materials for getting it started, and stealthily started it in the...
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Damson Plum Jam
She’s panicking to her publisher about her book being successful. There are some fragments of culture that are tiny – perhaps shared only across a few people. My family, like many families, has a...
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Mocksgiving Prep: version 18
This is the 18th time I’ve prepared to host my friends for the Mocksgiving meal. I’m perilously close to having had as many years of life with Mocksgiving as without it. Adam and I were married in...
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