So, being that it’s October (Again? Didn’t we do this like a year ago?) my Dear Son has a cough. And, as with most children, the cough is worst overnight and into the early morning, which makes for less than restful night for him. So, like countless parents on countless nights, I give him cough/sniffle [...]
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On cold medicines and the FDA
Posted in FDA, Kids' Health, Medicines, family on October 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
IMPROVED CHAIRS
Posted in artistic, empty nest, family on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, along the lines of my last post, I have this fantasy hobby in which I take old chairs and repair and improve them (read decorate and maybe cushion up) then give away or sell them. In my fantasy, I use photographs, maps, other documents, pieces of fabric, mosaic tiles and paints to Improve the [...]
On Approaching Change
Posted in empty nest, family, vegan, writing, writing and life on August 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In about two weeks, my daily life is going to change a bit. I’ve been home with my kids for the last eleven years, but last year my son went to all day kindergarten. For about three weeks, I tried to figure out what I ought to be doing with the six hours of solitude [...]
Ruminations on Going Vegan
Posted in family, vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids on August 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Currently, my family of four (Dear Hubby, Dear Daughter (10) and Dear Son (6) and little old me) are ovo-lacto vegetarians, however, recent events have got me thinking about going vegan- for myself at the very least and probably encouraging my family in that direction will come into play, as well. A few months ago, [...]
On My Extended Family’s Transitioning Diet
Posted in family, recipe, vegetarian, veggie kids on August 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I come from a large family and we were raised pretty traditionally when it comes to diet- that is to say, we all ate meat and sea food and wheat and nuts and dairy and- the thing is, we were the standard American Omnivores. Over my thirty-seven years many of us have made changes from [...]
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What I’ve posted lately and where- Array March 28, 2009New Poem And I Will Sing for Your Father
- Lillia’s Tale March 11, 2009I have finished the first nine prompts in my new writing project, now titled “Lillia’s Tale”. They are short little things 100-400 words each, but they are a start. They are set in the same storyverse as Ari’s Tale. 1. Beginnings 2. Middles 3. Endings 4. Insides 5. Outsides 6. Hours 7. Days 8. Weeks [...]
- New Project and TOAF on Hiatus February 23, 2009Put Told On A Friday on hiatus and have begun a new writing project over here. Updates to my new and hopefully cathartic project will be included in my update feed here and my Twitter, too.
- Tootin’ my own horn. December 16, 2008Taking this time of year to draw attention to two of my older stories, both written last year around the holidays. The Hidden Properties of Fruitcake (1) (2) ~ An Epiphany Story The Yearlings ~ A New Years Story I really love both of these pieces and hope you do, too.
- Burgess Gulch (6) December 5, 2008Burgess Gulch (6) Genre:Sci-fi/Western Word Count:5,350 Rating:10+ Summary: Things around Burgess Gulch continue to get more and more perplexing. Author’s Note: This began as my 2006 Nanowrimo Novel. Previous Parts (1) (2) (3) (4) (5).
- Array March 28, 2009
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