Should we try to lighten the mood a little bit? I think so.

Why we should wonder about international education week.

Note, in particular, the story of Flat Stanley. We should all be afraid of bulletin boards.

You know what really beefs me about salads these days? How sectional they are. You can't get a salad all put together for you; oh no! You have to mix all the veggies, add the croutons, add the chicken (if desired), add the dressing...what a pain! It's a salad. Does that not imply all ingredients mixed together? I think so ( Read more... )

So!

Who wants to go to Italy with me? I hear that one can see old houses and pretty flowers. I'd like to sit in a field with pretty flowers for a while.

And then one day she had some really wonderful friends and they were nice to her. She liked them a lot and vowed that one day she would give them lots of bubble gum.

Once upon a time there was a girl who liked to drink lots of water. She lived in a hut with a barbed-wire fence and a pile of bananas. One day she met a bear that she did not like, so she ate him. And there was much rejoicing. Later she sat in her hut alone.

The End.

Peach ice cream pie with ginger snap crust and raspberry sauce. Plated with fresh mint and a couple of fresh raspberries.

Making up recipes is fun. And I didn't break a knife on the melted chocolate bunny.

Eight people are sitting in the basement watching "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Know what the worst part of that is?

I actually knew it was "The Bold and the Beautiful."

So today I'm signing my first batch of letters as "Interim Director." I almost want to slink down in my chair, but I'll fight that instinct.

Sam called last night to let me know that she received her invitation to our high school reunion. A few months ago I was really excited about the prospect of going; now I'm all enh. It doesn't sound particularly exciting. High school was a lifetime ago ( Read more... )

Coffee is good ( Read more... )