writer at play
Posted in kids at play, picture books on Jul 31st, 2009
A list of our favorite picture books about globe-trotting and different cultures:
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman: This whimsical book chronicles a global quest for the finest ingredients for an apple pie. We like it especially because it includes a stop in Vermont for apples. Great to read [...]
Posted in blogging, website tinkering on Jul 29th, 2009
If you haven’t been to this site recently, come on over and check out my new design. It’s definitely a cleaner and whiter look. I wanted something less somber and with a place for a picture header (because flower pictures have a lot to do with writing, as everyone knows!). I’m still tinkering around with [...]
Posted in inspiration, pretty pictures on Jul 27th, 2009
My right brain is a magpie. It likes pretty pictures and shiny things. It thrives on drama, loves to touch things it shouldn’t, plays in the sand, is fascinated/repulsed by fungi and gets very excited over news reports of giant squids. Since this is where some of my best writing and my neatest ideas come [...]
Posted in creativity, gardening, inspiration, writing process on Jul 26th, 2009
I admit it: I’m a homebody. A lazy couch potato. A sedentary slug-like life form. If it weren’t for my children, I’d happily spend my days tapping away on my laptop, reading in the rocking chair, or doodling at the dining table. Nature? I can enjoy it from the window, thanks. If I lean to [...]
Posted in kids at play, personal on Jul 25th, 2009
Sorry about the weeklong hiatus! The kids and I have had a tiring but fun week (who knew spending four mornings with ten preschoolers could be so exhausting?). Writing, doodling, housekeeping: all fell by the wayside. I have one week to clean my entire house and get back on track with other things before Busy [...]
Posted in personal, pretty pictures on Jul 18th, 2009
More picture spam! A few weeks ago we took advantage of a momentary lull in the rain to take the kids out on a local trail for a hike. I got a lot of pictures but I won’t inflict them all on you (how lucky can you guys get??). So, without further ado, here is [...]
Posted in personal, pretty pictures on Jul 15th, 2009
Check out these pictures my sister-in-law took while on a work trip to New Orleans. They’re a good reminder that people are still rebuilding their lives down there, even if Katrina is old news to the rest of us. It never ceases to amaze me how easily lives and places are wrecked, and how long [...]
Posted in random, short stories on Jul 14th, 2009
I can’t be serious for long. I give you more Silly Stories with Rabia:
The Valet’s Revenge (for all of you who’ve wondered the very same thing I always do when I read Cinderella):
“I will marry the maiden whose foot fits this glass slipper of rare beauty,” declared the prince to his long-suffering valet. “This [...]
Posted in creativity, pretty pictures on Jul 11th, 2009
I enjoy taking pictures of flora. Unlike small children, they are not a constant blur of motion (Sir I.), do not scowl and hide their faces behind their hair if you try to take a picture of them (Miss M.), and are not constantly trying to attack your camera (the Baron). I snapped these shots [...]
Posted in creativity on Jul 9th, 2009
Cooking is often a drudgery. It’s something to be endured and gotten over with quickly, just so that we have food on the table and as few as possible prep dishes to clean up. Yet, cooking and baking can be fun, playful, social, satisfying, and creative. Here are a few tips that have worked to [...]