I'm in love with the silence of my house. On Monday mornings, when my son and then my husband finally leave, when the dogs lie content after their breakfast and the cats drowse after a night of scurrying on staircases, I light a candle and pick up my laptop and a book. My coffee cools next … Continue reading On silence, and wanting too much
I left my job in August, and I thought I had left behind the anxiety and frustration inherent in working in a corporate world. But yesterday I learned that five people, all officers at the company where I used to work, were let go. I am not sure of the circumstances around the decision -- … Continue reading Othering
When I first started going to Halloween parties as an adult, I wore safe, easy costumes. One year I dressed in brown corduroys and green sweater, then I pinned leaves all over myself and wrapped myself with a loose roll of toilet paper. I was tree, rolled. One year I wore a long tweed skirt, … Continue reading Costumes
Things I do when I am putting off doing something I need to do (right now that something is working on a difficult passage in my novel in progress): Write blog posts like this one Housework Research large parcels of land to buy Read novels Read political articles Play Words With Friends Make lists of … Continue reading Lists and series, part 4 (procrastinating)
I like spring rolls, but they really do look a little too phallic. I don't suppose that's helped much by the condom-like spring roll wrapper. Nonetheless, they are tasty and a whole lot of work, at least for one person who happens to be a novice wrapper. With all the shredding, chopping, blanching, assembling, and cleaning, this took … Continue reading Sprimp spring rolls
When we travel, I get a little obsessive about planning. I think some may read this and think I'm type A, scheduling everything to the minute, holding to a rigid itinerary type of person, but that's truly not the case. Writing everything I have to do (make the flight) with most things I might want … Continue reading Lists and series, part 3 (traveling)
