Darx Unplugged — Oh that there was a tidy little phrase that could sum up everything I want to say to the world

Let me dazzle you with color

May 4, 2010

And good thing I can because my brain doesn’t much feel like forming sentences right now. Oooh, pretty:

These are mini-placemats I made. They are nice to put under a bowls, and we eat many meals from bowls.
I think this one might be my favorite.

I like how the striped and fair isle seams give it a [...]

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After much thought and discussion and soul-searching, Andy and I have decided to say goodbye to our piano. We’re planning to salvage some of the wood parts and incorporate them into another piece of furniture, and the metal will go to the scrap yard for cash. Although now that I think about it, I’m wondering [...]

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A bad day for ears

May 2, 2010

Very little to report today. I did as much puttering around as I could but eventually had to flee the house to avoid the hideously loud whine of the planer. Andy was getting some boards down to 3/4″ for some shelves he’s making for my sewing room. I’m super excited and grateful about the shelves, [...]

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Try try again

May 1, 2010

Let’s see if we can’t get this daily blogging wheeze going again, shall we?
Andy and I kicked off the day working some reframing magic (in the fashion of Havi’s Metaphor Mouse posts) on our money meetings. I’ll tell you more about that another time, because it’s actually kind of neat, the new frame we cooked [...]

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Books: Educating Esme and Teach with Your Heart

March 21, 2010

Subtitle: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year
by: Esme Rojil Codell
One of these days I will learn how to put the accents over the letters in my posts. I’m sure one can do it, but I don’t know how.
I started this book yesterday, read about 3 pages, and then finished it this morning when I woke [...]

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Book: The Freedom Writers Diary

February 17, 2010

Subtitle: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

I bought this book back in September when we were going away for my birthday but only just got around to starting it this weekend. I loved it. I cried almost the entire way through it, but in a [...]

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Exciting news

February 16, 2010

Well, if there was an occasion to get me blogging again, it happened today. Andy got a letter from the president of the university where he works recommending him for tenure. That’s all but one hurdle jumped. The Board of Trustees still need to approve him in April, but man, I am excited. We are [...]

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Reset

January 31, 2010

We just got back from seeing Anti-Flag play at the Beachland Ballroom. After what was rather a shitty week all told, it felt so good to hear them totally rock out and experience their incredible connection to the audience. They played a fantastic show, and we were so lucky to get to see it. I [...]

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Day 86: Recycling rags, or why I don’t give up

January 25, 2010

Today I separated out the different kinds of rags we have so that they can go to their appropriate homes. We have more than we need, as is true with many things, so while sitting here thinking about how much of it all will just be gotten rid of, I decided that no, I’m not [...]

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Day 85: A minor breakthrough

January 24, 2010

We spent the bulk of today furthering the endeavor of getting the laundry room to be Not Disgusting. Honestly, unless I get different flooring in there (we have painted concrete now with areas where the paint has chipped or never reached, like under the utility sink), we’ll never get all the way there.The laundry room [...]

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