Hi everyone, if it’s your first time here, you can read about the background of my story here in the Memoire Page. You can also find the previous chapters by clicking on the Memoire category (it’s different from the page) located in the black band at the top of the website between “The Family” and “The House.” If you’d like to receive the weekly chapter installments,… Read More
Archives for March 2013
Expression Primitive
My mother-in-law has been taking dance classes called “expression primitive” for years now, which is a sort of natural freedom animal-y movement, accompanied by a tambourine and the occasional grunt. Her passion for this class has always been met with fond indulgence and hidden smirks by her five sons. However, when she offered to take six of the grandchildren for… Read More
Lists
We had a vacation coming up, my husband and I. We were not going anywhere special, what with being flat-broke and having a dog, but Sir took the week off from work and the kids were going to be spending a week at their grandparents with three of their cousins. (That makes six in all for that intrepid duo, although… Read More
Life in the Trenches – Chapter 9
Hi everyone, if it’s your first time here, you can read about the background of my story here in the Memoire Page. You can also find the previous chapters by clicking on the Memoire category (it’s different from the page) located in the black band at the top of the website between “The Family” and “The House.” If you’d like to receive the weekly chapter installments,… Read More
Gougères Are Just Cheese Puffs
I was so depressed this week from gray cold, sick kids, destructive puppies, husband away, I couldn’t even write another blog post after my memoire chapter. I also felt a little vulnerable, you know, and one would hope it would hinder me from exposing myself so publicly in the future, but no – this Monday I’ll be talking about my… Read More