Category Archives: Random

Awash with Squash

Posted on October 17, 2012 by This Woman Writes

It was a dark and stormy night. Amidst the raging wind, and while I sat cosily knitting on the couch, The Norwegian Artist and the Son and Heir brought in the last of the garden’s harvest. (Those of you who … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chicken and Quinoa Soup with Cubed Delicata Squash

Posted on October 17, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Soup is fast, easy, cheap, nutritious, and flexible. If you don’t have some of the ingredients, don’t worry: use rice instead of quinoa; pumpkin in place of delicata squash; leftover chicken instead of a frozen chicken thigh. Vary your spices, … Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Cocktail Party Game

Posted on October 10, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Halloween is weeks away, and we all know what that means. Yep. Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat (by the way, have you, or anyone you know, ever actually eaten a goose?), and the round of cocktail parties … Continue reading →

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“The Least of These” Are Great Indeed

Posted on October 3, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Wisdom comes  from the strangest places. I have just finished reading my latest novel, The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, which is admittedly a children’s book that the Toddler and I enjoyed before naptime, but there’s more substance to it … Continue reading →

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Snow Patrol: I Love You, but My Family Doesn’t

Posted on September 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

The atmosphere in the car crackled with hostility. (How is that for a cheesy, spy novel introduction?) I had just taken over the wheel, prepared to drive the mind-numbingly boring section. The Norwegian Artist, who, per our long understood agreement … Continue reading →

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“Quiet” and “Shy” Are Not the Same Word

Posted on September 17, 2012 by This Woman Writes

At one time, like a lot of reserved people, I considered myself shy. The misconception is understandable, given that once a room fills with more than four unrelated people, I clam up like an oyster trapped inside a mussel shell, … Continue reading →

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The Single Most Significant Thing I Do

Posted on September 12, 2012 by This Woman Writes

The other day was one of those in which nothing ever quite worked out the way it was supposed to, schedules were disrupted, the computer acted up, and everybody was hungry but no one had any inspiration, or time, to … Continue reading →

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My Unwanted Follower

Posted on September 6, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Sometimes, when we’re young and nubile and wearing tight pants, guys follow a little close. And while my pants may fit a little tighter than what I like now and then, I’m no longer young and nubile, so I knew … Continue reading →

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Get Me to the Church on Time — Or, Not

Posted on August 29, 2012 by This Woman Writes

There is this pervasive, and perverse, belief in Christian communities that one of the hallmarks of a true believer is the tendency to get up early– really early, say 5 a.m. or 4:30. Otherwise, you’re a sluggard, the Proverbs one. … Continue reading →

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On a Quest with Google Maps

Posted on August 16, 2012 by This Woman Writes

When you travel, it’s important to remember the necessary stuff — i.d., extra cash, charge or debit card, spare underwear. And, on a recent overnight foray, I did, but despite checking and rechecking, I still managed to forget something crucial: My … Continue reading →

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