Monthly Archives: October 2007

So I expected to see a few interesting outfits on campus today, given that it’s Halloween and given that college students seem to have a hidden desire to wear weird clothes now that they no longer go to a strict … Continue reading →

I really love holidays.  Halloween may be an exception, however.  As a kid, I liked dressing up and doing the trick-or-treating (once I got past my shyness), but Halloween in a college town is a very different thing.  I think … Continue reading →

I just made a pilaf that we’ll definitely be making again: Wild and Brown Rice Pilaf with Butternut Squash and Dried Cranberries, to be exact. Try it. Though judging by the reviews the recipe has received, not everyone is as … Continue reading →

I asked my students to write reflective papers (yeah, yeah, I’m branching out) about the way they see Faulkner depicting race relations in his stories.  The papers were supposed to include some of their own reflections about their expectations, in … Continue reading →

1) I was feeling a bit pushed for time on Saturday, hoping to get things done before church on Sunday.  I had volunteered (why, oh why?) to lead my reading group in discussion on Monday, but had also offered to … Continue reading →

“Sydney, do you want more tea?” “Well, I have a full mug sitting over here already.” “Sydney, is our marriage going to be like that mug of tea, forgotten, pushed away, left to languish in utter obscurity?” [Pause] S: [laughing] … Continue reading →

Late this evening, having come home from a slew of reading groups, I sat down to my computer to check my email.  Not thinking, I clicked on the file sent by an old friend to what seemed to be all … Continue reading →

A new addition to our garden produce this year has been a crop of sweet potatoes.  What I did not realize was that sweet potatoes are generally most successful in hot places.  After they are harvested they are supposed to … Continue reading →

The last couple of weeks have been weird.  We’ve both had plenty of work to keep us busy, but for several days in a row last week we seemed incapable of getting anything done.  My more-frequent-than-usual lapses into a late-evening … Continue reading →

Today we made a quick trip to Canada.  Sydney’s been having some trouble renewing his Canadian passport, and, what with his trip to England fast approaching, he’s felt a bit more pressure to make sure it gets done, and done … Continue reading →