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Seasonal Images
The Iced Whale ornament waited patiently for the Christmas tree, comforted by the whiff of the salty scent of the Atlantic that wafts to The Electrician‘s home. In protest to a premature holiday kick-off, he waited well-past Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber-Monday to adorn the tree. Aaaah, a Poinsettia in front of a frosted window. The gorgeous red and green leaves [...]
Birthday, Part 2: Class 5-301
I love teaching. Though it took many years to put myself through college and my student loans for grad school will be with me for decades to come, I’ve never felt more content and have never been more inspired. And it’s not just the vegan chocolate birthday cake running through my body. I have the [...]
Signs of Autumn
#1: Pumpkins #2: Hearty Loaves #3: Bright, October sun #4: Migrating birds #5: My being missing in action, inundated with all things 10-year-old.
Vegan New England, Part 2: “This may very well renew my faith in humankind.” – M. Berman
Cohasset, Massachusetts is an idyllic setting for New England lovebirds. The ceremony took place in the town’s common, a collection of charming buildings, in a church with a tall steeple poking at the sky. The staff of the Barker Tavern in gorgeous Cohasset, Mass. were wonderfully accommodating, checking in before and after about my vegan [...]
Spring Crafting: After-school Wrap-up
My cross stitch sample. Banana’s finished product. Bring on the Mod Podge! Decoupage Frames. K shares her fruity frame. My owl in its new home.
52 Things: #4
1/1/11 #1: Volunteering. Now that I have successfully decompressed from years of working and going to school in the evening, I have time to kill, time that often is wasted after work staring at various glowing screens. To make better use of this pool of minutes in 2011 I will incorporate a weekly volunteer position. [...]
Holiday Treats: The Kids and the Cupcakes
For my class holiday party I needed a batch of bright, kid-friendly Christmas cupcakes. Thanks to N.Y. Cake and their bright gel coloring (also used for the World Cupcakes), my cakes were a rich wintery green. Let’s hear it for artificial coloring! When you have a green cake, you need red icing. Below is a [...]
Embodying Freedom
Peace, rest, relaxation and pedicures involving American flags! It’s Fourth of July, Colorado family-style. Woken up by the dapper feline Kramer, Independence Day started with a deep long meow. It was a good thing too as top on the day’s itinerary was Om Time‘s Firecracker Flow, a strenuous two-hour yoga session in one of Boulder, [...]
Christmas, Part II
I’ve said many times that when an omni puts in the effort to accomodate for a vegan’s diet it is considered a high compliment. I was flattered greatly by my Christmas, part II: brunch at my brother’s, home to two of the most darling little gals, my nieces. My sis-in-law went all out, locating brunch [...]
Kids Are Funny
This boy liked me as a blond better, a blond “with the black thing in the middle”, a.k.a. my dark roots. This is the same boy who asked, as I wrapped his finger in a Band-Aid, if there was such thing as a second aid kit.
Cuteness & the Weird Aunt
My nieces are often scared of my home-stitched gifts. Looking nothing like Dora or the Princesses, my plush crafts are often confusing to them, even scary. (Last Christmas my stuffed owl gift was thrown in sheer panic and fear!) With this in mind I began to stitch them up some colorful masks from my huge [...]
Lil’ Thai Guys
The first grade boys get a bit zany as the morning progresses. Experimenting with different means of grabbing their waning attention, I have found they love to be photographed… that the mere act of taking out my camera congregates them in a excited but orderly line in front of me. After which, they’re calm for [...]
