Author: Calamity Jane
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Not So Goaty Enchiladas
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I go to the farmer’s market every week, mostly for milk and meat. Because I like to make outings efficient, we often go somewhere else after the market, so I have a giant insulated cooler bag that I put all my groceries in to keep things cool for the few hours until we get home.…
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On Blogging, Readers and Stats
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Blogs are increasingly interesting to me, from a sociological point of view. Writing has never taken such an intimate, immediate and responsive form before. Writers used to be “Writers” as in, someone far away, who could maybe write about what it was like to be you, but surely they weren’t actually like you. Surely a Writer…
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Cloth Diapering, vol 2: The Gory Details
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I started this two part series last month with a post about different types and brands of diapers. I asked for y’all to opinionate about the subject, and wow did I ever get schooled! In retrospect, I realize that I am completely unqualified to instruct on the matter. I have been a very haphazard cloth…
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Why Mamas Gotta Do Their Thang
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The last few weeks have been quite a haul. I really, really bit off more than I ought to have chewed. The post-apocolyptic Chinese junk came together with only a few moderately debilitating hitches, being in the parade was the experience of a lifetime and Mardi Gras day was a fantastic adventure. But throughout the…
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Intermission
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Hey there folks. I know you are at the edge of your seats, waiting for the thrilling conclusion to the two-part diaper series. Wow. And it’s coming, I promise. But first– Mardi Gras. (If you think Mardi Gras is just a bunch of frat girls showing their tits and therefore nothing to get worked up…
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