by Dawn | May 1, 2016 | food, Parenting, Teaching
“I have a cold. I need chocolate chip cookies.” “No. I’ll make you some tea,” I say. “I don’t want tea. I want a cookie,” says the boy. There’s no room for discussion here. This is the kind of conversation that...
by Dawn | Apr 6, 2016 | food, Frugal Living & Sustainability, self-improvement, simplicity
1:30PM, EST. Kombucha tasting day. I opened the crock. The kombucha was there, bubbling away. “In 7-10 days taste with a straw. Don’t be alarmed if the liquid is cloudy. That’s part of the natural fermentation cycle.” There are a lot of...
by Dawn | Nov 26, 2015 | family, food, gratitude, simplicity, sustainability, wellness
Thanksgiving. The season of love, thankfulness, everyone posting the required message of love and appreciation for mankind on the way to Black Friday shopping. For food freaks, it’s the season of selfishness and self-preservation. “I have to bring my own...
by Dawn | Nov 3, 2015 | food, gardening, simplicity, sustainability, Teaching, wellness
“What’s that?” the kid asked. She was examining my lunch–apple butter, homemade cheese, and bread I baked that morning wrapped Japanese furoshiki-style in a cloth napkin. “Bread,” I said. That was in the days when I still ate...
by Dawn | Nov 1, 2015 | food, satire
[Photo credit… the brilliant Sarah Steenland with whom I’ve collaborated on some great kids’ books with more to come. Watch her travel the world as The Cruising Cartoonist. Visit her Amazon Author page as well!] Halloween: Act One–No Costume...
by Dawn | Sep 17, 2015 | family, food, sustainability
All is quiet. It’s 4:30AM. The boy is asleep. I write. I drink coffee. It’s my favorite time of day, the time when silence fills the soul with enough peace to survive the next twenty-four hours. At precisely 6:10AM, the hen begins to crow. The boy...
