Kids beat summer boredom by falling down the rabbit hole
August is the month that breeds heat, fleas, and boredom. Like parents the world over, I pride myself on providing all the things our...
Aged Mom, square head
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...
Everything old is new again
You never know when your own fossilization is going to fall on you like a piano from above. For me, that moment came when...
Putting things into perspective
On more than one occasion, I get all hung up on my deadlines, my responsibilities, and my perceived importance in the world.
During these...
Little less talk, a lot more action
Summertime and the living is easy? Think again.
Exactly one month into summer vacation, my ears are abuzz with the lament of parents across...
That’s Mrs. Quixote to you
Et tu, Farm and Dairy? Recently, this very newspaper ran an article about the ability to have your very own windmill to create electricity...
Of cabbage and children
Dear Bonnie Plant Company: I blame you for this.
You sent my third-grader home with an innocuous little plant.
Like kittens, puppies and fluffy...
Buy now, play later
As many of you were, I hope, reading all about how rising fuel prices had me firmly resolving to stay home this summer, I...
Camping, with and without ‘flushers’
People are often surprised to discover that I camp. I know how that is. I’m often surprised myself.
I am not an outdoorsy type...
Sleep over, perchance to dream (or cry)
It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If this is so,...
