Creating an Urban Homestead
I flipped through an old journal and saw some recipes that I wrote down during a phase when I was trying to convince Mike that we had to get this stuff down on paper, his cooking was so exquisite. We had bantered about the idea of doing a cookbook; he would create the food and I’d help figure out the recipes and do the photography.
Of course, life with young children and running two businesses forced us to put the idea on hold.
And now I mourn our cookbook that will never be.
I have a lot of stuff.
Even after last week’s garage sale, I have too much stuff. So, we’re going to do another one in June. Mike’s career in the film industry has meant that we have lots of weird things; props from commercials, every manner of microphone, styrofoam letters, hundreds of lightbulbs, gizmos and gadgets that I can’t begin to tell you what they’re for. Continue reading “Decluttering (sort of)”
Happy Mother’s Day!
After a few pretty tough week(s)–a lot of sharp downhills on the emotional roller coaster–today was blessed relief. No heart ripped out of the chest feeling, no longing, little, if any sadness. Didn’t leave the house at all today; Marley served Avery and me breakfast in bed (grapefruit slices, corn tortillas with a smiley face painted in sour cream and strawberries dipped in chocolate. Continue reading “Mother's Day blessings”
I met a man yesterday who said he lost his wife three years ago. He said it gets easier, much easier, but you never really “get over” it. I can see that. I think its kind of like being an amputee. You learn to live without that limb, can function and even have a decent life, but its not like you don’t miss that limb or wonder how your life would have been different had you not lost it. Continue reading “Missing Mike”
Here is the house I’m about to sell. Check out the “before” photos on the November 24 entry! What do you think?
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I’m feeling about as sane as someone who in the last month has had their car break down twice (to the tune of $1600) lost and found all contacts in cell phone; then lost and found their cell phone; had to replace said cell phone due to the fact that I have no access to my husband’s account, although I’ve been paying the bill on it for 7 years; had an installed furnace stolen in one house, all of the copper stolen out of another house (to the tune of $7500; $4500 of which was covered by insurance). Had my hard drive lost and partially recovered, one exception being a photo assignment that I will now have to reshoot; having to install virtually all new software to deal with new operating system on said computer due to hard drive crash and my desire to use my ipod. Continue reading “The patience of Job (NOT)–any Mac gurus who might lend a hand?”
I am working on Mike’s computer, which is missing the “r” key (Avery peeled it off a year or two ago), so I’ll keep it short. My computer’s hard drive melted down and is in the shop.
Did some gardening with the kids (but did more by myself) today. It felt like a combination meditation and mission. I mainly worked on the strawberry bed, which Mike built last year (and which will deliver a half-dozen ripe strawberries in the morning, the first harvest from that bed–thanks Mike), and worked on weeding around trees and blueberry bushes. We added compost and mulch to all of them.