It’s raining which is good: the soil needs it. So I’m stuck inside, with some time to catch up on research, and to show off my creations from my first session of wheel-thrown pottery! Here they are, thrown, dried, kilned and glazed: Their beautiful colors (glazes made by my teacher, Lisa Dolliver) are hard to …
Category Archives: whimsy
Sit a Spell
I just submitted this picture to the Sit a Spell pool at Flickr (started by SouleMama and Blue Yonder). This is where I sit (in the larger of the two chairs) while my daughter draws or writes. I play with her, we chat, or I read my own book, or just look outside at the …
Pollan’s Letter to the President-Elect
Sorry I’m a bit late posting this, but this article by one of my heroes Michael Pollan appeared in the New York Times a couple of days ago and it put a chunk in my throat that is still stuck there. It’s a good thing… balance, especially when you’re a pessimist like I am. I …
Happy Birthday, Bereke!
This was Amie’s birthday, on the 18th. Amie was my own birthday present three years ago, so those were my candles as well. And one of our best friends, Tia Tata (which is what Amie calls her), was also born on the 18th, in the same year as me. Tia Tata was our roommate for …
Moved (for the Most Part)
Almost. 70% of our stuff, perhaps. We’re moving the rest and ourselves on Saturday. Then comes the tedious job of unpacking… But Amie loved “driving” the truck! Not as much as her Mama did, though.
Everything works!
Sometimes when Amie is concentrating on something – reading a book, making a drawing, or watching an episode of Caillou – I sneak closer and observe her in detail. I “do the rounds,” check everything. Her eyes work – they see, they blink. Her mouth works, for eating and talking and breathing. Her nose …
A to Z of Me
Anjalika of Middlemonth tagged me. When I read it was an A to Z tag, I felt somewhat anxious: A to Z !! But then I found out it is a rather short questionnaire. Phew. You could so spot the ex-academic in my reaction: I saw myself despairing over pages of hypotheses, arguments and conclusions. …
Kitchen Duties
Filling the sugar pot (great small motor control exercise!): Stretching the pizza dough with Baba: Eat:
After the Novel
Here’s my pledge: After the novel is done, (I still have a couple of months to go before I release it to the Underworld—I mean, the industry… Cheeze!) I’m going to make something with my hands! Dig a garden (if we have one by then). Make a cob structure for Amie (in the garden, if …
Rock-n-Romp in Boston!
This just in: Rock-n-Romp, a kid-friendly rock show series, is coming to Boston. R-n-R founder Debbie Lee is coming up from D.C for the Boston kick off and she is bringing Neal Pollack, the author of Alternadad with her. They will perform with Boston Music Award nominees the Bon Savants and the psychedelic rockers Wonderful …