Food
Snowcream & Brownies
After being out of school, both as a student and a teacher, I don’t wish for snow. I already work from home; so I don’t get snow days. What I get is snowed in, which means that after a long day at work, I don’t get the mental and physical salvation of exercising with other … Continue reading
Waking Up with Purpose
My greatest gift to myself during the Christmas-Kwanzaa break was unscheduled time. As much as my remaining PTO covered. I lived out the artist’s dream of indulging my entire day with juggling a few creative projects. In between projects and errands/chores, I attended exercise classes. My first class for 2026 was hot yoga where the … Continue reading
Grilled Cheese Festival
I’d never been to a Grilled Cheese Festival before, but the name alone evoked fond childhood memories. However, we coupled the experience with ciders. I don’t remember what charity the event raised money for, but people were definitely generous, sharing extra food tokens with us as we arrived. We even saw other friends who’d arrived … Continue reading
Don’t Eat the Dead Man
My sister gifted me some crabs that her next door neighbor had prepared. The thought of them sounded delicious, but as soon as I opened the container, I was apprehensive. Although I knew they were dead, I braced myself as if they would move. Even after I warmed one of them up, along with some … Continue reading