Archive for the 'Odds and Ends' Category

Loss

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Kiki asked if I ever wrote about not having children.  It shows up on this blog often enough, but not really (at all?) in my fiction.  I wondered if it would be helpful to try.  I feel like it would be easier to write about if I had it all neatly processed and packaged up, [...]

Food Lion: The Never-Ending Adventure

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

I think I might need a separate category for Food Lion.
Anyway, this is just a note to say that I was looking for a card for a baby shower and it was hard.  One card started with something about “tiny little hands…”  Started crying right there in the card aisle.  Not a lot [...]

Further Adventures in Food Lion

Monday, August 8th, 2011

She pulled in to the spot next to me as I was getting out of the car.  She was driving a red minivan and there was a baby carrier in the back seat.  We looked at each other through our windows, as if we were somehow familiar, and then I got out of the car [...]

When my judgement goes bad

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

We hiked over 70 miles this trip, 20 on a particularly grueling day.  Our destination was Easy Pass.  Elevation gain 3500 feet.  31 switchbacks.  Beautiful flowers.  Great views of the valley below, occasionally obscured by clouds that rolled in, making us feel like we were standing on the edge of nothing.
Two of the stream crossings [...]

Trailside Snack Ingredients: Raw Revolution- Lemon Dew

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

organic dates, organic sunflower seed kernels, organic hemp protein, organic agave nectar, organic lemon powder, organic sprouted flax seed powder, organic lemon extract, organic wheat grass powder, organic spirulina powder, organic spinach powder, organic oat grass powder, organic kale powder, organic broccoli powder, organic barley grass powder, organic broken cell wall chlorella powder

Washington Geography

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

I am periodically amazed at the impact of geography.
The state of Washington is split by the Cascade Range.  We started our trip on the west side, flying into Seattle.  Seattle (just like the town of Forks, which is west of Seattle, for all you Twilight, er, fans) is known for being rainy.  I was all [...]

Glass Statue

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

I tell people that I am in the process of learning to deal with not having children.  With that in mind, I want to be able to talk about it relatively casually.  What I haven’t learned is how to do that.  Sometimes I find myself making bitter little comments while talking to my co-workers.  Or, [...]

Afraid to leave my house

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Along the top of the garage door and by the side of the house are two wasp’s nests- mud tunnels about six inches long and a half-inch wide.  These wasps look particularly horrifying as they hover threateningly, landing gear extended.  I decided to ask google how to best get rid of them.
Turns out these guys [...]