Monthly Archives: July 2008
Today I did 4 loads of laundry!
Why is this significant? Because I CAN. Because, my friends, if you missed my previous post, we now have PUBLIC WATER! [Insert "woohoo!"s here. Yes, we are still woohoo-ing!] I also ran the dishwasher today. Yes, on the very same … Continue reading
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All’s well that ends well water.
Once upon a time, in the dark ages which ended just days ago, we had a well. Actually, we had several, one after the other, because they kept drying up. The latest well started off pretty good, as wells go. … Continue reading
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Holy Kohlrabi! I’m a Locavore!
This, my friends, is kohlrabi. It’s a vegetable that before this summer I had never tasted. I wouldn’t have even known how to prepare it. The same could be said for Swiss chard, fava beans and patty pan squash. But luckily I now enjoy these and many other veggies freshly picked from the ground. Did I plant a garden you ask? No, I joined a Community Support Agriculture program. I’m becoming a “locavore.” (FYI, this was Oxford American Dictionary’s 207 Word of the Year.) Continue reading
It’s official: I’m happier than you.
I learned from The Today Show this morning that I am happier than you. That is, if you have kids. Because I don’t. This Newsweek article says the same thing. Recent studies show that people who don’t have kids are … Continue reading
