I’m currently enjoying two books. One is Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, a medieval mystery. Eco’s enjoyment of words and language translates beautifully and it is delightful. I love anything medieval, so something so well-written and historically rich is a treat. I’m trying to read a nonfiction for every fiction I read which is proving difficult but I am loving Wendell Berry’s … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Making Playdough
This morning, Benjamin and I made homemade playdough from my mom's recipe. He was a big help. We made some bad decisions: Throwing caution to the wind, Benjamin decided to "taste it." He explained that it was "not very good." Mama thought it would be a good idea to use all natural food coloring made of hibiscus and beet extract. This did not turn out to be a good idea. The stuff smelled … [Read more...]
A bit too young?
Benjamin will be 19 months old on my 25th birthday, September 8th. He is already trying to convince me to let him drink coffee. This morning after he spotted my mug and begged, "coffee! hot coffee! see it! taste it!" I allowed him to smell my coffee with the proviso that he not drink it or stick his hand in the cup (a common occurrence in our household). He carefully obeyed, giving the … [Read more...]
Hello, again
Since my last post in April: We moved across the country from beloved Texas to beloved North Florida where both of our families live. I started grad school in Art History, with a concentration in medieval art and got to take a class on medieval barbarian art, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Picts, Celts. Lovely. We bought a wonderful little house built in the ‘40s with wood floors, a … [Read more...]
