Why all the soaps, Mary Anne? Well, one reason is that I’m planning to give some to some healthcare folks as a little thank you. Another is that I’ll put some in the spring surprise packages shipping out with book orders next week. But I admit a third, perhaps most powerful reason, is that I’ve […]
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Eating has gotten oddly random around here, in pandemic time, mostly dependent on my mood at any given moment. Sometimes I tell the kids, “Mommy’s busy, make yourself a sandwich or a bowl of cereal or something.” Sometimes Kevin cooks for them (like tonight, when I’m grading). But sometimes, just randomly on a Tuesday afternoon,
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It turns out that making individual soaps in a mold, while a slow process, actually pairs really well with grading. Grade a little, melt a little soap, pour it out, grade a little more, come back and un-mold, repeat. Kavi’s commentary on these: “They’re so beautiful, they don’t look real. They look like the liquid
It is really a lovely part of my job when I read an essay and I get to write back to the student that not only are they getting an A, but I think they should consider submitting it to Tor.com or Strange Horizons…
I found a strawberry planter tipped over in the garden as I was cleaning up yesterday, and was glad to see that the strawberries seem to have survived just fine. I’ve tipped it back up, trimmed off the dead leaves, and moved it into a sunny spot, along with a new hanging basket of strawberries
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One of my blueberry plants seems to have survived from last year — I’ve never had any luck with actually getting berries, though. I did get multiple plants last year (and I’ve got a few more ordered for this year, which are hopefully on their way), which I gather is necessary for cross-pollination? And I
Sigh — Anand was just running around the dining room, and managed to catch his foot on the power cord and pull down my sewing machine. It seems pretty busted now — light doesn’t come on, and when I tried to start it up, it immediately jammed, and I can’t get it to un-jam. Anyone
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Morning, people. I’ve been drowning a little in work, trying to get the semester started up again after break, and I admit, I’m very tired. But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I think — if I work solidly through the morning, I think I can take a few hours
This is a project I’ve wanted to do for years now, that I’ve finally gotten to. We live on what’s normally a pretty busy street — we’re on the path to the train, and our block has several apartment buildings and condos, along with a few single family houses. So there are usually lots and
