It’s not that I’m a bad mother
It is just that I am not as good of one as I want to be, unintentionally pretend to be, wish I were and want others to believe that I…
I’ve taken on another adventure – Epicure in the ‘wick
I’ve been A.W.O.L. for a while now, unable to do much of anything other than basic ‘life’ and have, in all honesty barely been doing an adequate job at that,…
I needed something nice to happen this week
I really, really needed something nice to happen. And just when I think that I am out of luck, it happens. And I have my eight-year-old son to thank. As…
Authentic living and no longer hiding my failure to do so
Today, I am finding that life is hard. Relationships are hard. Parenting is hard. Figuring out how to pay for all of this ‘life’ that we are not actually living…
Halloween Dress Rehearsal and a death-a-versary
Keswick Public School had a family dance tonight. Since a couple of our smalls attend there, I dressed up my crew and off we went. And we had FUN! If…
My longest hiatus yet and a possible solution
And I haven’t enjoyed my absence. I miss writing and blogging terribly, but life got extra busy in September when I decided to take on two more part-time jobs (working…
I’ve done a few really cool things in my life but this just may beat all
I’m kinda a little bit old, not old old, but a little bit old. So I’ve been on one planet or another for a while now and in my time,…
Food for thought – Scottish style
I love me a good proverb and I love all things Scottish (aye, ’tis in me blood, so it is), so when I came across these little morsels of Scot…
My garden is possessed and not in a good way
It occurs to me that possession, or being possessed is generally considered to be a big, gaping negative. But, had I happened to be writing a blog post sharing what…
Banana Crumble Cake a.k.a. Wear-Your-Big-Pants Cake
I have no idea where I found this recipe or why it took so long for me to try it but OMG, this is like banana bread and cake rolled…