Every night my family sits at the table for dinner. It is a well loved table we bought from an antiques dealer at the flea market. We have distressed black chairs that we found at the flea market at a different stand. I love that the table and chairs are not matchy-matchy. The … [Read more...] about Blog Action Day – My Kitchen Table
Dirt and Noise
Wake Up – 5:00 Fridays
I realize I've been waxing about school board elections for a while now. I can be relentless when it comes to spending my passion points. I am thrilled to report that Tuesday's election results left me beaming. Christine Kushner won in my … [Read more...] about Wake Up – 5:00 Fridays
Let Us Eat Cake! – Wordless Wednesday
Wake County Election Day
I haven't much time but I wanted to wedge in one last word about today's election. It's raining, and I'm off to work my polling place for a few hours. I took Bird and Deal with me to vote this morning. Bird just so happens to have third grade CogAt testing today so I let him fill … [Read more...] about Wake County Election Day
Schools Benefit Us All – So VOTE
There was a time before I had children that I paid no attention to schools and school issues. I didn't see the relevance to my own life. I figured schools only mattered to the students and the parents, and sadly, I paid little attention to teachers back then. I took teachers for … [Read more...] about Schools Benefit Us All – So VOTE
Apple of My Eye – 5:00 Fridays
People everywhere from West Podunk to the people who live under a proverbial rock have heard the news. Steve Jobs died. The icon who made icons and apps ubiquitous. The man who showed us that style and functionality are not mutually exclusive. He touched even me, a decidedly … [Read more...] about Apple of My Eye – 5:00 Fridays
Steve Jobs, You Touched Us All
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." Steve Jobs was not a maker of machines. Never mind that I am writing this very post on a MacBook. I've been using an Apple since it's early days, with a brief, completely unsatisfying … [Read more...] about Steve Jobs, You Touched Us All