Cinnamon and Sassafras

November 5, 2018

Hurricane Light

Several weeks ago, I was at church for our council meeting. The light was beyond…

November 3, 2018

Petra’s selection for the book quilt when she turned five was Everyone Poops. So that’s…

November 2, 2018

Petra felt that she needed to tell everybody at her party that she was not…

October 23, 2018

What’s a party without amusements, right? We had our usual entertainments: Petra’s swing (with extra…

October 21, 2018

What’s a party without food, right? And what’s a kid birthday theme party without puns?…

October 20, 2018

About a year back, a wonderful person (sorry, I don’t remember who! Identify yourself!) sent…

October 19, 2018

JC and I both have some degree of graphomania (I write out every poem I…

October 18, 2018

At last! We hiked Lover’s Leap at Hone Quarry for the first time in two years.…

October 16, 2018

Transcript Hey Silas. How old are you today? 8. How does it feel to be…

September 21, 2018

I often joke that I’m only happy when I’m working. It’s only half a joke,…