Month: June 2012
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On Resolutions about Resolutions
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I don’t want to write this blog post. It’s the one where I tell you how I have failed miserably and completely given up on the Newbery Challenge. It’s the one where I tell you that I never even made it through the first book on the list. And it’s…
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On the whataboutmeeeees!
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About a year ago, my wonderfully crafty sister, Jill, made us this awesome “Family Rules” board. She laid down the strips of paper and stenciled in the top, leaving the rest of it blank for Rob and me to fill in with a few pithy gems. It was quite a…
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On The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
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Cafe Condesa in Antigua, Guatemala is one of my favorite places in the world. I loved sitting in their tranquil garden, sipping my cafe con leche, and dreaming. In my dream, I roamed the cobblestone streets of the city, taking in the lovely iglesias, marveling at the brightly colored textiles,…
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On Taking Some Time to Smell the Seaweed
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I have a great excuse for missing my last two blog posts. This is where I spent the last 4 days: This was the view from our cabin on the lovely Catalina Island. Not too shabby, eh? And believe it or not, places actually do exist where there is no…
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On Tuesday: When it Rains, it Pours.
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So it rained at our house yesterday. In June. Just the day before, it was 95 degrees. Maybe for those of you in more tropical climates, this wouldn’t be unusual, but for us here in Central California, it was WEIRD. And you might think that I would have been relieved…