I normally make it a hard and fast rule not to make fun of other writers. I mean, it’s hard, this writing gig, and criticism among the ranks isn’t going to make it all any easier.
Yeah, yeah, I know those of you working out in the big world every day just sneered, and rightly […]
From time to time, Farm and Dairy’s esteemed editor — in what is probably a vain attempt to stave off yet another inevitable column about my bat problem — will send me what she calls “column fodder.”
It’s generally some great little news clip about something worthy of discussion. I just love when this happens […]
By Day Two, when the power company was reporting that it might be a WEEK until we got power — plucky and intrepid had morphed into a deepening sense of dread.
Did you ever have one of those moments when you realize you are just itching’ to smack someone?
This is out of character for me because I’m not known for my physical prowess. I’m more the chew-you-up-verbally-and-make-you-beg-for-mercy (and-possibly-a-thesaurus) kind of gal.
Yet, since I’ve gotten involved in a variety of community organizations catering to children — I’ve […]
There is no surer sign that I am older than dirt than my newfound love of the school dress code.
Gone are the days when I would have had the ACLU on speed-dial if I felt my “right” to wear what I wanted to school had been violated.
Back in the day
When I applauded my […]
There are moments in parenting when your children make you so proud that your heart seems to swell outside of your body, when you swear you are walking on air, when you truly could not be more pleased.
This is not about one of those times.
I have been known to say I can bear a skinned […]
So I had a list. It was a very nice list. An impressive list even.
On this list were all the amazing, enriching things I was going to do with the children on “our” summer vacation. Many of them were things we had done with much success and fanfare years before.
So confident was I […]
It turns out that I am an idiot.
I had no idea. In fact, I was humming along clam-happy in my (mistaken) belief that I was a pretty smart cookie. A sharp tack indeed.
Nonetheless the proof of my utter, undeniable stupidity is there for all to see. It comes to light the very moment […]
August is the month that breeds heat, fleas, and boredom.
Like parents the world over, I pride myself on providing all the things our children could want, need or anticipating needing anytime soon. As a result, they have wide open spaces in which to run and roam, trees to climb, pets to play with, toys, […]
You would think that with age would come wisdom. I mean isn’t that the generally accepted trade-off here? I’m going to get all wrinkled up like un-ironed linen, but will have the wisdom not to care a whit about it?
Well, something is wrong with the universe because I don’t seem a bit wiser and […]