Duendesday: Life in the Fast Lane

{life with a curious and crazy 13 yr old} The stretch has begun; Duende likes the arts school and wants to try it out so we will do our best to get her ready. Because she’s been free-schooled, we haven’t focused on the parameters generally prescribed in the time frame generally followed. Her paper mathContinue reading “Duendesday: Life in the Fast Lane”

Happenings on a Tuesday

New events on the horizon at the shop — astrology full moon forecasting, poetry workshops, open-no-mic poetry nights, and more in store. We’re planning another Lit Walk, nature talks, ‘zine building, garden planning…good things in store. Because there is so much going here now!! They say the sturgeon will be back, The Great Race atContinue reading “Happenings on a Tuesday”

Recipe Thursday: Puff Pastry Dinner Hack — Savory Puff Tart

And so it came to pass that we needed to clean out the basement freezer (we already lost one in the last flood so we need to remove any future loss by cleaning out the basement entirely) and I found a frozen puff pastry I had bought for one of the many events we’ve hadContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Puff Pastry Dinner Hack — Savory Puff Tart”

Wednesday/ Duendesday Check-in

{life with a curious and crazy 13 yr old} Time shifts and slips, cycles and renews, constricts and flows freely. Somedays time feels on track — everything in its own time, and all of that. Other days it feels short or whips on by. Our brains on remote control mode, held by a crazed monkeyContinue reading “Wednesday/ Duendesday Check-in”

Duendesday: Master-maker

{life with a curious and crazy 13 yr old} Duende’s new motto is “Grilled Cheese for Life” which might contradict with her obsession over pickles (and eating pickles with cheese, or yogurt, or really anything) but this kid lives in the mastery of contradictions. It’s generally a beautiful place full of art, dancing, crazy fashion,Continue reading “Duendesday: Master-maker”

Tuesday Happenings: Bring on the snow

Alas, alack, it seems our Imbolc dinner party is going to be canceled this year. We’ve had a roughly annual gathering for almost 10 years now so I am so sad that we can’t just figure out how to work it with our new shop/baking schedule. It seems at some level this season, all ofContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Bring on the snow”