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”
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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”
Books 4 & 5, 2012: A Double Life and Bring Down the Little Birds
In the quiet hours after my children fall asleep, after the whining and the bickering, after the requests for snacks and meals and drinks and games and puzzles and cars and hold me and carry me and tuck me in and sing me a song and just one more song, after all of that, IContinueContinue reading “Books 4 & 5, 2012: A Double Life and Bring Down the Little Birds”
Haiku for Kindergarteners
Tomorrow I’m going to Lydia’s kindergarten class to talk a little about poetry. Her teacher is pretty stinkin’ awesome at everything, but one of the things I love is that the kids typically have a poem homework assignment each week where they read and analyze the poem for syllables, sounds, and rhymes. Since it’s NationalContinueContinue reading “Haiku for Kindergarteners”
Hello and Goodbye, AWP
Hello, home. Hello, dog, whose behavior seems miraculously better after a week apart. Hello, thermostat set at just the right temperature. Hello, eastern standard time and your accommodating capacity to keep my baby asleep until a godlier hour than central time. Hello, taller, smarter, better enunciating children– has it only been four days?? Hello, patientContinueContinue reading “Hello and Goodbye, AWP”
A few verses for Chardon…
“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them, “Stay here and keep watch.” (Mark 14:34) “I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.” (Romans 9:2) “Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?”ContinueContinue reading “A few verses for Chardon…”
Today, I Wrote a Blog
This has been one really productive week at work. I left today with lots of check marks on my to-do list. I love lists – especially when I get to cross stuff off of ’em.By this time each night, though, I am just plain shot. I’ve been staring at this blog post for about thirtyContinueContinue reading “Today, I Wrote a Blog”
Whole 30 Day 14 – Simplicity
Brandon and I went out to dinner and line dancing Friday night. It was our first date night since before New Year’s, I think, and also our first night out on the Whole 30 Challenge. We’ve been Googling every restaurant and fast food place’s menu and nutritional information, trying to determine what we can andContinueContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 14 – Simplicity”
My 30th Year: Read Ten Books
I’ve been thinking about my thirtieth year list and looking at the growing stack of books I’d like to read in 2012. Rather than get discouraged, I’ve decided to identify ten books I plan to read in 2012. When I finish one, I think I’ll try my hand at reviewing it on here.In some ways, tenContinueContinue reading “My 30th Year: Read Ten Books”
Laws and Ordinances
I’ve been reading in the psalms lately and have noticed a common trend that I found bizarre. The psalmists spend a lot of time thanking God for his rules/law/precepts/ordinances etc. I don’t know that I have ever thanked God for his law, so I’ve been thinking about this a bit and have come up withContinueContinue reading “Laws and Ordinances”
Sarah Marie Wells 