Home and Family What's that smell? I'm sitting on my back deck, taking a break. I apparently need one. I just returned from a week long vacation and have been using the day to put my
Gardening Garden 2016 I have found it is very useful to document my garden process so I can use it as a reference each year. This year, I feel like I have been
Felon Life Felons Among Us There are felons among us. Some people find it disconcerting the way I speak openly, frankly, about my felon status or my experiences in prison, but this is deliberate on
Tech Talk Asus Chromebit CS10 Review Gadget: Chromebit CS10 Manufacturer: Asus & Google Price: $85 Description: A computer in a stick. Just plug it into a TV or monitor - add a wireless or Bluetooth keyboard/
Life Hacks Make It Do or Do Without Use it up Wear it out Make it do Or do without. Old New England Proverb I have a bushel basket in my living area that holds my chopped kindling.
Life Hacks Puzzle Table Hack One thing I do to relax is: build jigsaw puzzles. Every year, right around Thanksgiving time, I set up a card table and toss a puzzle onto it. Building the
Motivation Never Hurry, Never Rest I awoke at 6am this morning and was out of bed by 7am because that's when my brain wouldn't let me rest anymore. I'm not writing about anything, in particular,
Felon Life Prison: Nine Years Later It's December 1st. Almost every person I spoke with today mentioned this phenomenon with some sense of foreboding awe - the first day of the last month of the year.
Felon Life Disenfranchisement & Beyond There are few achievements I am proud of in my life but today, on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, I'm not only proud to be a registered
Writing, Poetry, Prose Forbidden This is a writing assignment addressing the struggle I face to freely express myself as a writer. It's a visualization of the personal handicap I endure in feeling I am
Gardening Slow But Steady Growth There is slow but steady progress happening in my garden. Thus far, there hasn't been enough sunshine for any of my plants to actually thrive. It's been a colder, wet,
Gardening Garden Launch 2015 Houston, we have lift-off! It's Memorial Day and I am marking it as the official planting day for my 2015 garden. I had actually planted most of my tomatoes on
Felon Life Huckabee and Me I like to listen to NPR ONE while I am working. The app delivers public news, Pandora style. The first story in today’s feed was Mike Huckabee announcing his
Gardening How My Garden Grows I have decided it would be useful to keep a running log of how my garden grows this year. Last year I planted my first garden in our new place
Home and Family Glow in the Dark Bocce Balls Playing this game reminded me of my long brewing intention to create a playlist of fun family games appropriate for all ages and abilities. The litmus test is whether someone
Life Hacks Fire Starter Hack We've been living in our new place, nicknamed "The Hedges", for almost a year and one of my very favorite things about this place is our woodstove. Someone
Reflection Bald Eagles & Osprey One of my favorite things to do on Saturday morning is to go to the dump. It sounds silly but there is a lot going on at our local landfill.
Life Hacks My First Holz Hausen It's the first autumn since moving back to New Hampshire that I actually have a yard. I love it. I loved it in the spring. I loved it all summer
Reflection More Than Conquerors It's an absolutely gorgeous Sunday morning in August. I am waiting for Orange Muffins to get out of the oven. They smell good. We are out of all the quick and easy items at home so I am trying to do some cooking to
Feminism On Becoming a Good Feminist As far back as my memory stretches, I have struggled with respecting my femaleness. It has taken me these forty plus years to change my perspective. A few months ago I made the comment to my psychologist, "It's not like I am a
Felon Life I Met M I left work a bit early today. I had been there more than nine hours without much of a break. Spring arrived and I wanted to play in a moment of its warmth before the moment passed away. I ride the bus to work
Reflection Reading Problems I am at the Kilton library. It's a dangerous thing to allow me into this realm. Libraries are my Kryptonite - they paralyze me. I want to bring home every book I see. So far in my stack I have: Autobiography of Martin Luther
Home and Family Winter Warmth I am officially done with winter. I have tried to keep a positive mindset but today I am simply sick of the cold. I feel like all I do is
Home and Family Moving Forward I am moving. After nearly five years living in this Main Street apartment, I am actually moving. It seems strange but I believe I've lived here longer than any other
Felon Life A Life for an Eye Did you read the 1/22/14 Valley News headline? Woman Sentenced for Theft It riled my nerves. I understand the necessity for laws. It's not as if I think Bonnie Johnson should escape punishment for embezzling $600K. It's that the 33-month prison sentence
