30.9.11

23.9.11

on turning in

daughter's bedtime book
of choice: field guide to birds of
the upper northeast

21.9.11

on stages

a life in three acts:
doll envy, boyfriend envy
begonia envy 

19.9.11

on hazards

fresh fear: losing one's
eye to over-pressurized
pillsbury dough tube

16.9.11

on needs

divining autumn
the heart demands tea, flannels
pure carbohydrates

14.9.11

10.9.11

on awaking

rooster-daughter crows
at 4; some days there's just not
enough dang coffee

9.9.11

8.9.11

7.9.11

on preserving

jars fall in line to
await sweet infusion of
ruby red jelly

6.9.11

on the table


potluck bbq
spread: theme and variations
on meat, mayonnaise

4.9.11

on phenomena

bed pie, breakfast pie
snack pie invariably 
taste-trump dessert pie

3.9.11

on cooking

twice-baked potato
gutted, tarted up like a
taxidermist's dream