by Dawn | Jan 28, 2014 | education reform, parenting, Teaching
My son is walking around talking to eggs. He takes one from the carton and introduces it to me. “This is my son, Steve. I’m finally a dad.” I tell him to put the egg back. “It’s my son.” “It’s not your son…”...
by Dawn | Jan 21, 2014 | self-improvement, sustainability
I was at a large store. I don’t often go if I can avoid it. So many boxes, and bags, all that extra wasted packaging. I prefer to go to the farm and get a carrot. But there are some things the farm doesn’t have, like King Arthur Bread Flour and vegan...
by Dawn | Sep 21, 2013 | food, simplicity
I’m canning. Canning everything in sight, actually. Somehow, in the process of doing all this work, I live under the illusion that I’m saving money. It’s a lie. It’s a lie I refuse to confront as I swim up to my chin in tomatoes, wash, and get...
by Dawn | Jul 21, 2013 | simplicity, sustainability, Uncategorized
I’m going shopping for a new gas dryer. I don’t really want one. I want to hang my unmentionables over the garden fence to dry–give the neighborhood something to talk about. It’s not like I live in an area where people can see where I’d...
by Dawn | Jul 7, 2013 | parenting, self-improvement, Uncategorized
Silently, I pull out the glass bowl. I get the metal one-cup measure without clinking it on the counter. I do not rustle the measuring spoons. I stare into the other room. I have not been detected. One false move and it will all be over. I add the flour, crack a...