It's October, drizzly and cool, the start of beloved blanket time in our house, although I've been known to ensconce myself in fleec...

The title above comes from the Timothy Egan book The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived The Great American Dust B...

A few days ago I got stung by a bee and it was the most exciting thing that's happened in months. I was slightly allergic to...

Greetings from the apocalypse.  My notes for this post disappeared weeks ago which is appropriate.  Half of the people in our house have ...