Well, this sucks, but we must look on the bright side.
Here’s what Main Street looked like on Saturday. That would be Saturday, APRIL 21st!! That’s some crap right there. I’m here, though, not to tell you about how I am currently buried under more snow...
View ArticleI’m sassy
This week is my spring break. [Insert snort here because this.] In spite of the snow during spring break and in spite of the fact that I am still working during spring break, I will probably be...
View ArticleFat Chance (A book review)
I don’t normally post full book reviews here anymore. I used to post them in that tab you see above, aptly called “Book Reviews.” I’m bucking the trend today, however because I really want you to...
View ArticleIf not sugar, then what? (Giveaway!!)
Now that we (we, as in “someone else far more qualified than I”) have concluded that sugar is evil and is terrible for us, what do we (we, as in “those of us who love sweets but also love being healthy...
View ArticleMorels!
I love mushrooms. I can put away one of those little 8 ounce containers of white button mushrooms as a snack. Easy. I don’t discriminate with my mushrooms. I make cookies with them. I make sauce...
View ArticleLazy Sunday Update #2
I was up WAY too late last night. Partying? Me? Nope. I was planning my garden. I was looking at flowers and veggies and plans and right now my brain is exploding with ideas and my body is itching...
View ArticleIt wasn’t me after all.
Have you entered the giveaway for NuNaturals stevia yet? You have until tonight to do so, so get on it. I have about 5 minutes before I have to get my butt out the door to teach my first day of May...
View ArticleIs it bedtime yet?
4:30 AM is ear-ly. E.A.R.L.Y. 4:30 AM is a time that no one should be familiar with (new moms and dads included; babies should be born with the ability to sleep through the night) Yet, this morning,...
View ArticleCalling the WAH-mbulance (And yes, I know I’ve used that title before)
If you haven’t voted for my morel dish, can you pretty -please do that now? Voting ends today, so thanks! I whine a lot here. If it makes you feel any better (or less annoyed because who doesn’t get...
View ArticleLaughs. I need lots of laughs.
It’s been a while since an official Friday Funnies post, and if ever there was a Friday where I need me some funny, this is it. First, a funny story. My friend Megan, who teaches English at the high...
View ArticleI made some things (Lazy “Sunday” update #3)
Despite the (here comes the whining again) crap weather, I am still making things. A thing a day. We’re in month 5 of 2013, and I’ve not yet missed a day. Yeah, I’ve doubled up one day and carried...
View ArticleCall it what you want
Way back in the depths of winter, I bought a bird feeder. I stocked it with nutrient-dense black sunflower seeds. I hung it up outside. I watched it. And watched it. And kept watching it. And...
View ArticleBirding. Reading. Planning. Laughing.
I’m having a hard time not writing about birds on here every day. In May, my life is consumed with birds. I think about where to take my students to see birds, what to do if the weather isn’t...
View ArticleThings I Made: Lazy Sunday Update #4
Mother’s Day: that special day where you honor your mother by posting a picture of her on your blog that she would probably hate you for on any other day. Happy Mother’s Day, to the BEST Mom there...
View ArticleHappy birthday to me!! (In two weeks)
Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod.Ohmygod. You guys. My birthday month could not BE any greater. In less than two weeks, one of my all-time favorite tv shows is releasing...
View ArticleCelebrating summer with birds and cookies
Did you notice in the title of this post that birds comes before cookies? That isn’t a mistake. I’m going to make you wait (wade?) through my musing on springtime, gardening, and birds before I...
View ArticleMy attempt at a wordless post (includes words)
I want to attempt to write a post without any words. Let’s see how this goes. (<- That doesn’t count.) EWWW!!! This is disgusting. Why would anyone want to brush their teeth with...
View ArticleYour thoughts, please?
I hope that you are all out enjoying a beautiful day in sunshine and warm weather. Me? Well….I’m enjoying a day of dreary weather – overcast and with a slight nip in the air. And no, that isn’t...
View ArticleIt’s back!!
There was a time in the not too distant past that I ate more tahini than any other nut or seed butters. There was a time, in fact, when that was the only nut or seed butter I ate. Yes, I ate it just I...
View ArticleCreativity isn’t my strong suit
When I first started my first blog, I was in my third year (of six total) of graduate school. I had my master’s degree and I was surrounded by other graduate students, each of whom were equally...
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