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Month: July 2019

Gardens and Government Both Take Work

July 20, 2019July 15, 2019 Kate

I have been neglecting my garden this summer. I admit it. Between heat and work and kids, my garden maintenance has been decidedly lack-luster and the weeds have taken full advantage. Although the strawberries have run pleasantly amok while I wasn’t looking, the dandelions and crab grass were equally elated by my dereliction of duty… Continue reading Gardens and Government Both Take Work

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Parenting Amnesia is a Blessing and a Curse

July 13, 2019July 7, 2019 Kate

I’ve decided that the secret to parenting is amnesia. How else does one explain the baffling reality that women willingly undergo childbirth more than once? For many (although certainly not all) mothers, the joy that follows simply wipes the trauma from our memories. My first attempt at breastfeeding went so horribly awry that I wound… Continue reading Parenting Amnesia is a Blessing and a Curse

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The Fine Art of Doing Nothing

July 6, 2019July 1, 2019 Kate

Vacations present us with an opportunity to view the world as a dichotomy. It’s a chance to divide humanity, in all its beauty and diversity, into two categories: those who “do” when on vacation, and those who “don’t” when on vacation. Which are you? Do you set your alarm and bound out of bed each… Continue reading The Fine Art of Doing Nothing

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