Getting Bent(o)

I know this is meant to be a book/culture blog, and I don’t plan to turn it into a bento blog. But I love my lunch packing skills, and sometimes I just want to show off. So there. Another of my (many) New Year’s Resolutions was to take our lunches every day. This was of [...]

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Trying to Grow Green

I have a notoriously brown thumb. Stillmog shivers in horror every time I bring another victim home. But honestly, I can’t help myself! I grew up with my mom’s garden, and a house full of plants. It’s not my fault I can’t keep them alive to…well…save my life. Or theirs. So I just keep trying, [...]

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South Fort Worth Arts Goggle

One of my New Years Resolutions was to get out to more community events, and I think I’ve really done a good job of trying. Tonight, we went out to the Fort Worth Arts Goggle. A slight play on “google”, it’s meant to represent local artists in all mediums. Sculpture, jewelry, paint, music, and of [...]

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Bedtime Book: The Eleventh Hour

Read Friday Night The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base Oh Graeme Base, with your intricate pictures and interesting stories. We’ve ended up with several of your books, and that’s a good thing. But I get so distracted by the pictures that reading them for Water Boy takes twice as long as necessary! In The Eleventh [...]

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Thursday Bookclub Breakdown

I was so looking forward to my book club tonight, for which I read Eat, Pray, Love. But apparently, it wasn’t to be. I mean, I managed to go. I just didn’t manage to stay, thanks to Water Boy. I was there for about fifteen minutes before he had a total meltdown and we had [...]

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