At Last, An Interesting Take on the U.S. Presidential Campaign

 
Yes, it still looks like this here.  Moscow School District has declared two snow days in a row–an unprecedented decision.  Between the snow and the wind, we’re only about one hatchet away from Overlook Hotel status.   
Luckily, our net access remains intact.  Which is how I found, at last, an interesting approach to the ongoing primary [...]

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RavenCroft Farm

I’m so pleased to give a shout out to my good, good friends at RavenCroft Farm, now on the web for YOU.  RavenCroft is my favorite organic farm, mostly because Debi and Dave are my favorite organic farmers,  and they kindly sell me endless bags of spectacular mixed lettuces, sometimes with edible flowers and herbs, at [...]

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Dishcloths and Mayhem: Just Another Saturday Night Chez Nous

Handmade dishcloths represent the extremes to which knitters will go to justify their craft.  Yes, perfectly good dishcloths may be bought for pennies at any auto supply store, masquerading as shop rags.  Yes, lovely, elegant, and very expensive dishcloths are for sale at any upscale kitchen store.  Yes, I have hundreds of tasks calling my name [...]

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Hunkering Down

As long as it looks like this outside, and it feels as bleak as it does inside, I’m going to be spending a lot more time doing two things:  reading books I already know I love, and knitting red cotton dishcloths.  So, in case you’re in an equally needy space, I offer you a pattern for [...]

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Cast Down and Faint of Heart

I’ve had sad news tonight: a friend sitting alone with a grievous loss.  My heart goes out to her, and to other friends who are struggling right now with sickness or fear or loneliness.   So much sorrow, and there’s so little we can do for one another, really.   In the words of the old collect, I’m burdened for all those “cast down and [...]

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Holiday Catch Up

There’s so much from the holidays that I didn’t blog about–and now it’s too late.  Life got away from me over my two weeks of vacation.  I haven’t had that much time off since I gave birth to Tuxedo Boy, all those years ago.  I must say, not working has its points, especially in the acting [...]

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Many Happy Returns of the Day

In honor of Little Sunshine’s birthday, her favorite flowers, daffodils.
Wishing her happiness all year long!

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Yes, It IS Snowing . . .

My chicken is wearing a shawl of snow these days.  It has snowed quite a bit, and it keeps on snowing–as much as 4 inches today, in fact.  I’m thrilled, of course, because I love snow, love the cold, love storms (as long as the power doesn’t go out), love winter.  The kids and I [...]

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Chocolate Digestives: Not Really a Cookie, Because It’s Good for You.

This may look like a yummy chocolatey cookie–but it is actually much, much more.  It is a digestive biscuit–a not-very-sweet, bran- and whole-wheat-filled, baking-soda-leavened cookie which is very, very good for you and your digestion.*  I love digestives, which we buy by the dozens as Hobnobs.  But when I can’t get to Spokane to buy [...]

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Holiday Treats

Teacher treats are among my favorite things about the holidays–we love our elementary school, McDonald School, so much that it’s hard to rein in our desire to make treats for them.  These gingersnaps are, as even barely observant readers will note, shamelessly ripped off from the cover of Martha Stewart’s December issue.  I used the [...]

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