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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Lesson in Curling
Q: How do you stop the bacon from curling in the pan? A: Take away their little brooms. (Curling joke source) In my curling lesson, I learned to shoot a stone from the hack, to sweep to help a teammate’s … Continue reading
Haiku a Day
My one-o-one list Has a task to write haiku Each day for a week Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: (Photo by Chris at a curling lesson) And a fall haiku: #66: 101 things in 1001 days. Write a … Continue reading
Sleepers: 10 movies you’ve never seen, but should
These 10 movies blew me away. While some of you have seen some of them, most of you haven’t seen all of them. If you’re looking for something to add to your queue, you should check these movies out. 1. … Continue reading
Grocery store serendipity
I vetoed Devil Dogs immediately, but the boys held firm on hot dogs. My sons were given the job to pick out any five ingredients to be included in our dinner. Their choices: hot dogs elbow macaroni escarole tomatoes Ritz … Continue reading
Guest post on traveling the world with children
Visiting from SITS? Welcome! Please have a look around. You can read about me here. I would love to hear from you! …..— Check out my guest post today on the SITS Girls website: How to travel the world with … Continue reading
I am not Rebecca–a sort of book review
I despised the beginning of Rebecca, a tedious, drawn-out slog through the ruins of an English estate. And I felt scorn for the narrator, too, a fearful lower-class woman who married up and hid from the servants so they wouldn’t … Continue reading
