Here I am again, blogging in the car. It appears to be my preferred method at the moment. We still don’t have the internet at home, so among other things this means that I can’t see the comments on my last post. So if there were any particular questions that I’m not answering, don’t take […]

A few weeks ago I was wearing a maternity tank top Heather loaned me that says across the front, “I can grow people.” My barely three year old daughter said “Mama, what’s that say?”
I told her, she thought about it for a second and then said “Hmm. Mine says I can make coffee too.”

I’m going to take an opportunity to plug ye ol’ husband and his book, Leepike Ridge. Have you bought it yet? If not, click here now, right away. Makes a good Christmas gift. And pre-order 100 Cupboards while you’re at it.
There’s an interview up today on a site called Novel Journey. I’m posting an excerpt […]

The other night I stopped into JoAnn Fabrics to snag another pack of black ric-rac. As it turned out, the size I needed (medium, not jumbo), had been bought out. When I made my way up to the counter with a couple other things, I was the only person in sight except the cashier, so […]

Who am I?
I have been told (by my husband) that I really should give a sort of quick hand-wave at a self-bio before I really start “blogging.” I don’t want to. And if this blog were really all about me pursuing my own interests, then I wouldn’t be writing this. Take a picture: this is […]

My husband uses an illustration in teaching on childrearing that can help parents keep a perspective on what it is they are doing day in and day out. And here it is. When you love your child by giving them attention and love in many and varied forms, it is like putting money in their […]