“Don’t you teach math?” Ashley asked. “Yes – but that’s just book smarts. Completely useless in real life,” I said, frustrated at how difficult I was finding it to plant lettuce in a straight line. “It’s Geometry – they do lines in Geometry,” Ashley offered. “Yeah, but my students don’t even have to draw straight…
Month: July 2010
Pictures from the Farm
So when people heard I’d be volunteering at an organic farm for a week they asked, “So what will you be doing?” And I really wasn’t too sure. “Whatever they need I think – harvesting, weeding, planting…” Turns out I was right! Here’s some pics of what we worked on yesterday:)
Dirt
When’s the last time you got dirty? I mean dirty as in real honest-to-goodness DIRT. Covered in it. Honestly, I can’t remember the last time I was this dirty. I’d forgotten how much fun it is. The cause of all this talk of dirt? Because I was digging red potatoes. Farmer Dave explained that the…
Random Rambling
I lost entirely too much time the other day just wandering around the internet. I really need to get out and wander the world instead, but that’s another story. However, in my wanderings, I came across this. And I thought, “Hmm…I could just chuck it all and go live in western NC for a year…
On Simple Pleasures
“That was the best part of my week here,” said the gentleman walking down the trail with us. I smiled, but didn’t comment as it wasn’t my compliment to take. The compliment was meant for the other two people walking the trail with me: my friend John and his father – who had, just a…
Thoughts on the Tumbleweed
“So what do you think?” I asked my mother after we saw the Tumbleweed Tiny House in Ohio. I was shocked when she actually gave me her opinion. See, Mom never wants us to be able to say, “But you told me….” so she rarely gives her opinion on our life decisions big or small. …
On Planning – Or Letting Someone Else Plan
I knew he was planning to join me in Quebec City in August, so I felt bad that I had yet to find a place, or even settle on dates. “Why don’t you ask him to plan the trip?” asked my mother. I had my reasons, but at this point it was time to let…
On Living Alone
The Pleasures of Living Alone (Note: This does not mean that I want to live alone forever…but while I’m here, I’m enjoying it!) Waking up without an alarm (mine or anyone else’s)- every single morning. Having been awake for two hours, but not having yet gotten out of bed, nor spoken a word. Upon waking,…
Baby Blankets
No, I’m not pregnant. Nor is anyone else I know. But I’ve been making baby blankets lately. Why? Well, because one of the women in my Saturday morning knitting/crochet group volunteers with the WIC program (Women, Infants and Children). Our group (affectionately named Purl Jam) takes scraps from former projects and makes baby blankets and…
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