maybe this post should be called: “7 small things to counter deep depression brought on by announcement of new Secretary of Education.” I can’t even write her name. Sick. Sick. Sick.
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maybe this post should be called: “7 small things to counter deep depression brought on by announcement of new Secretary of Education.” I can’t even write her name. Sick. Sick. Sick.
Read MoreOne year ago, thanks to a concoction of ambivalence, enthusiasm, nostalgia and anxiety (some people simply call this state of being “Sunday evening”) about our upcoming move from Brooklyn to Austin, I decided to start a blog. The goal was to document our journey, to keep in touch with the community we were leaving behind…
Read MoreAs I write this post, I am sitting with a steaming cup of tea, stuffing my face with candied pecans, wrapped in a blanket on my couch… all. by. my. self. I am currently on day 3 of the most glorious vacation there ever was. While my school let out last Friday for winter break, Luke’s school…
Read MoreUhoh, readers. You still out there? It’s been a minute. But now it’s time to dust ourselves off and get back to it. Time to get back to commitments we’ve made to ourselves (like posting to a little weekly blog that has become far from weekly…) and commitments we’ve made to our children and communities.…
Read MoreWe finally got around to taking some somewhat decent photos of our kitchen now that it’s complete. Here’s a reminder of what we started with: And here it is today: We are thrilled with how it all turned out. It feels like a brand new kitchen, even though the cabinets are all original. And a…
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