I have a friend who owns an organic farm. One year, I worked for her in exchange for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share. Whenever I would complete a task, my friend would always remember to say, “Thank you.” And … Continue reading
This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. I have never been disappointed by anything that Ann Tyler has written. I was introduced to her by my pen pal in high school and used to read her books voraciously, as soon as they … Continue reading
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the … Continue reading
This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. I select the books that I listen to on CD based on what is available on the shelf of my local (and regional) libraries. I’m fairly particular about the types of books that I like, … Continue reading
photo by Michael Howell, courtesy of Bitterroot Star A couple of weeks ago, my husband took our youngest daughter to a birthday party. The birthday boy’s dad is a volunteer firefighter, so my husband asked him about some emergency vehicles … Continue reading
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: How to Write a Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the … Continue reading
I totally blew my cool with my youngest daughter this morning. I am far from a perfect parent, but generally pride myself on not losing my temper with my kids. I’ve heard it said that Tauruses are slow to anger, … Continue reading
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the writing … Continue reading
