This morning, I made this simple cornbread for breakfast-and it tasted delicious! Cornbread in the microwave? I have mixed feeling about using a microwave oven–they seem a little weird to …
Golden beets and coconut milk soup
I love beets, and especially golden beets but sometimes we get so many of them from our CSA that I can’t quite figure out what to do with them all. …
Killdeer and other magical flying creatures
Today’s Poetry Friday is all about birds Killdeer, cormorants, orioles, blue heron, and more–my days are filled with birdsongs. Some are melodious; and some sound like rusty gates. So today, …
A shiny stovetop and another household hint poem for Poetry Friday
As you can see, I now have a shiny stovetop. You can see in the before photo that it wasn’t terrible before (at least not by my standards!). But I …
How to get rid of clothes moths–a household hint poem
They’re back! I recently had another outbreak of clothes moths. Those things make me a little crazy. I have so much wool in my house–wool for spinning and felting, wool …
How to polish stainless steel-a household hint poem
Some of my appliances are stainless steel–and I’ve been taking a poetry class (writing poetry for children) from the amazing Heidi Bee Roehmer. You may ask yourself what one has …