It’s been a while since I checked in on my 30th Year Goals. Ever since the summer residency my reading and writing efforts have been unimpressive. Besides a draft of an essay that probably won’t ever see the light of day because it’s so bad, I’ve written one poem and a short lyric essay ofContinueContinue reading “That Isn’t on My 30th Year Goal List”
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Paleo Parenting Update
It’s been seven solid months since we dramatically changed the way that the Wells family eats, from a primarily grain-based diet (cereal for breakfast, sandwiches at lunch, pasta/rice at dinner) to a more fruit, vegetable, nuts, seeds, and meat focused diet, with an emphasis on food that is not processed or packaged. If it comes in aContinueContinue reading “Paleo Parenting Update”
The Road Ahead: Fall 2012 Outlook
We had a great weekend with the kids here in Ashland, the last weekend before Brandon goes back on the road for football season. It feels a little bit like a storm front is on the horizon. There’s only a few more hours of daylight to soak up before hunkering down inside for the long nightContinueContinue reading “The Road Ahead: Fall 2012 Outlook”
Family Vacations, Then and Now
This weekend marked the first family vacation with my side of the family since the Great Myrtle Beach Thanksgiving Vacation Disaster of 2007. None of us said anything to reference it, but as we set up our campers at the state park on Friday night, cold wind whipping across the lake and blowing in heavyContinueContinue reading “Family Vacations, Then and Now”
Memorial Day Mulch and More
What a great weekend! The brick patio is finished, I (re)planted a holly bush destroyed by the dog-that-no-longer-lives-here and planted some Russian sage and dianthus annuals, and then mulched the yard. A mulched and landscaped yard is so satisfying, maybe as satisfying as harvesting vegetables from my garden. Maybe. Okay, a tie then. Here’s whatContinueContinue reading “Memorial Day Mulch and More”
May Days
The River Teeth Nonfiction Conference wrapped up nicely this weekend. I don’t think we could have asked for a better experience (save for, perhaps, the mice… I could have done without the mice incident). For a taste of what happened, visit the River Teeth website, where I’ve posted a few videos from the panels andContinueContinue reading “May Days”
Turning Over Earth
I am woefully behind on my 30th year goal to blog once a week. To recap since April, poem-a-day went fairly well and generated a good chunk of material plus an essay I’m excited about, Brandon traveled a lot for work, I worked a lot for work, Henry turned one, Lydia turned six, we celebratedContinueContinue reading “Turning Over Earth”
Spring break 2012 – girls gone wild! With poetry!
I am sitting in the house I grew up in with all three of my kids sound asleep by 8 o’clock, drinking a glass of wine and writing poetry. This has been one of those amazing weeks you can never plan or count on happening for fear of disappointment, but when they come about, allContinueContinue reading “Spring break 2012 – girls gone wild! With poetry!”
No Idle Hands Here
We’ve had another full, fun weekend around these parts. The rust bucket Durango retired at the Ford dealership Friday, and Brandon and I did a little happy dance that it did NOT begin belching smoke in the parking lot when they started it up. We pulled away with a 2004 Ford Expedition, pleased with ourContinueContinue reading “No Idle Hands Here”
Family Research and Writing
For the last few months, I’ve been working on researching what life was like in Geauga County during the mid-1800s for an essay I’m trying to write. For some reason, I’m having a hard time with this. There are definitely resources out there, detailed ones, about life in the 1850s, but when I try toContinueContinue reading “Family Research and Writing”
Sarah Marie Wells 