- The versatility of pasta
- Fresh, homemade foccacia
- Getting my closet cleaned out
- Harvesting beans from my garden
- Implementing a new exercise in my technical writing class
Tag: quarantine
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The Best of It: Monday Miscellany Edition
Last night’s pasta and foccacia -
The Best of It: Weekend Miscellany Edition
You wanted more Astrid photos, right? - Picnics
- Clearing the air
- Solar Opposites
- Feeling inspired to join online poetry gatherings of all kinds
- Dogs wearing bandanas
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The Best of It: Some Activism and Some Domesticity Edition
I love her face so much. - The Americans of Conscience Checklist is a free resource that provides helpful actions you can take for social justice.
- This list of 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- This document of vetted organizations you can donate to in order to bail out protestors
- I did not want to clean my bathroom or kitchen this week, but I mustered up the will to do so, and now I am glad that these tasks are both done
- I have a great design for the quilt I’m making my aunt and uncle for Christmas
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The Best of It: Miscellaneous Tuesday Edition
Sunday’s dinner - How Astrid gets grass stains on her face when she rolls in the yard.
- Caetano Veloso’s 1971 self-titled album
- Eating vegetables I picked fresh from my garden
- Sourdough bagels
- Pineapple smoothies
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The Best of It: Almost Forgot to Post Edition
Astrid loves her new squeaky fish. - The lizards on my living room window, hunting bugs.
- Getting a pull-up bar for free. (Now will I use it?)
- Planning my next quilt.
- The pesto pasta salad that John made on Sunday.
- Astrid got a clean bill of health after her checkup today!
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The Best of It: Working Weekend Edition
Astrid loves her monkey - I can finally access all of my summer course sites.
- I’m only teaching two sections this summer.
- Those sections are both the same course! Only one prep set each week!
- I can finally blow my nose again post-surgery, and it’s a wonderful feeling.
- Getting a bike repair manual, so I can learn to do my own work!
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The Best of It: Titled Well After the Fact Edition
Perfection - Making the perfect loaf of sourdough bread.
- I have a haiku in the newest issue of Frogpond.
- I was able to have a necessary surgery to help heal a chronic sinus problem that has failed to respond to all other treatment.
- Revising a new piece of writing and getting really excited about the shape it’s taking.
- Bringing all of my laundry in from the line before the rain started.
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The Best of It: It’s a Holiday Weekend? Edition
The glorious homemade pasta - John’s homemade pasta and pesto were incredible.
- Little Deli is back open for takeout!
- Taking Astrid on her first picnic.
- Being outside in nature.
- Having proper clippers for my quarantine haircuts.
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The Best of It: New Friends Edition
Astrid as we pulled away from the shelter. - Sweet new dog friends!
- Astrid is a total sweetheart. She is pretty chill, and she loves sniffing things.
- Austin Pets Alive does great work. (Donate if you can!)
- There will be homemade pasta for dinner tonight.
- John made some excellent chocolate chip cookies this week.
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The Best of It: Last Day of Teaching (for now) Edition
Personal cheese plate for my friend’s Instagram live gallery talk - Cold brew coffee
- Onion jam
- Pimento cheese
- Waaaay less screen time starting tomorrow
- All cheese, really