I am not about to sit here and say that each Sunday I’ll be posting one of my poems here, but I do plan to do this every once and a while. Writing group folks, you’ve seen this one, but I have made some edits. Coiffure I had what I thought was Harlem Renaissance hair,… Continue reading Poetry Sunday
Last Night
Lately, when I encounter folks who are a part of my writing life, they ask me if I’m writing anything (which I appreciate!). I then answer something like, “Uh, just Facebook statuses.”We laugh about this and carry on. This has been true for quite some time, but I’ve learned not to feel so bad about… Continue reading Last Night
Goals
For the last few years, I haven’t made New Year’s Resolutions. Instead, I tend to set goals at my birthday. I usually set a number of them. This is the third year that I’ve done this. I like these goals to be personally meaningful to me. But as some of the longer term goal are… Continue reading Goals
Waste not, want not
There is one thing that I consistently feel bad about in my cooking life. Wasted food. It is such a disgusting habit. So, I am actively trying to work on it. These are the conditions under which tonight’s dinner was born. I opened the fridge to find a flaccid bunch of swiss chard that was… Continue reading Waste not, want not
Greens
It seems like everywhere I go, I encounter some sort of recipe about greens. I love greens all sorts of green. I actually love most vegetables, but greens, mmm. The November issue of Saveur did an article about greens that made me want to try all 6 of the recipes associated with it. The January Bon… Continue reading Greens
Banana Bread
I usually go through bananas like water. (Hey, sometimes writers are prone to hyperbole). However, last week I wasn’t feeling well and my normal morning habits were thrown off a bit. And I forgot about a bunch of bananas that I had bought. Not only did I forget about them, but they were hanging out… Continue reading Banana Bread
Meatballs
Oh looky here. I have some vacation time on my hands and here I come crawling back to the oft-neglected blog. But, hey, I have time to cook! Alex loves meatballs. I don’t know that he has met a meatball that he won’t eat. Considering that cooking is one of the primary ways that I… Continue reading Meatballs
It used to be a shirt
And now its a skirt. A few months ago, I ventured into a thrift shop and bought a shirt because I loved the sheer wackiness of it. This used to be a man’s shirt. This man was not a small man. I imagine this man is named Mortimer. Mortimer I hope found good things after… Continue reading It used to be a shirt
Christmas craft!
I love the holiday season. And even though it is totally weird to go into the store and find both Halloween costumes and Christmas lights on display withing aisles of each other, I don’t mind seeing it. I love walking through aisles of peppermint candy, snowman shaped baking pans and nutcrackers. I love that there… Continue reading Christmas craft!
Two shirts later
I collect things. I don’t mean to do it, but I have all of these ideas and grand intentions. Those intentions need supplies, right? I reorganized some things around the apartment and came across some fabric that I have owned for years. How many years? I have no idea. I know that I have moved… Continue reading Two shirts later