Canning
Here is the antique canning jar (square, ‘Perfect Seal’ brand, made in Canada) that I scored at a thrift shop recently and that I think is over 100 years old. Not that you will particularly care, but here are the details I gleaned from about two days of reading up on jar and bottle history: [...]
Chewing it over
When I’m feeling down, usually the first thing to go is my appetite. And it’s been kind of a low week, so I’ve been kind of fighting with food all week. And also fighting with Ian about food. I mean, not fighting, fighting. Mostly nice (for me) fighting, because it’s totally nice to have someone [...]
Letters to my blog
It’s been a long time since we talked, eh? Yeah, I’ve been pretty busy. It feels like summer flew by. June disappears every year on the frenzy of getting ready for dance performances in July. And then we promised ourselves we were only going to do maintenance work on the house this summer – no [...]
When you’re english
When you’re english, and your english relative gives you a hug and says “I love you so much,” the correct response is “I love you so much too…. OBVIOUSLY.” Because in an english family, the reason you don’t emote all over the place is because is goes without fucking saying. OBVIOUSLY.