Writing

go deep

Feelings change, thoughts are not truth, and knowledge isn’t being. A child lives in such a way that everything around them is just what is. They do not have pre-conceived notions, nor judgments. If they are hungry, they want food. If they are sleepy, they want rest. If they are happy, they laugh. Anger flares… Continue reading go deep

Writing

school lunch

The school lunch. The bain of every parent's existence; the making or breaking of every child's school day. My personal school lunch history, which I can recall as far back as Grade 1 with my plastic Charlie Brown lunch kit, has been integral in molding me into the domestic goddess that I aspire to be… Continue reading school lunch

Food

16-Step Chicken

16 Step Fried Chicken Step 1: decide to make fried chicken for dinner Step 2: drive to store to buy chicken Step 3: before marinating chicken, take photos of chicken for blog Step 4: make room on camera by dumping existing photos onto computer Step 5: take photos of chicken Step 6: get buttermilk from… Continue reading 16-Step Chicken

Writing

living simply

sim·ply (simplē/) adverb 1. in a straightforward or plain manner. My husband and I have moved into our studio above the garage. Our home is on the market, and we realized that it should be kept tidy for showings, so we moved all the junk into a 600 square foot space, and staged the house… Continue reading living simply