I don’t eat peppers. And yet I found myself climbing out of bed in the cold, dark night, harvesting my peppers in my pajamas so they wouldn’t be ruined by the impending frost.  Even though I wouldn’t be eating those peppers, I wanted my family to enjoy the fruits of my labor. It takes a […]

We got a kitten. And when I say "we" got a kitten, I really mean "I" got a kitten. I was the one organizing feeding times and litter box logistics and getting him to the vet for his shots. You don't think of all the extra mental load when you get a kitten. What I […]

I sometimes find myself spending a lot of time in the garage. And I don't mean tinkering with car engines. I mean sitting quietly in the car. In the garage. It's one of the quietest places I know. The doors are shut, the world is muffled, and you can't even hear the furnace kick on. […]