Summary Pulling episode 83 out of the vault and adding a few more fun moments to muse about the Christmases of my childhood and all the weird presents we got. There’s one that we especially loved to give, however, and that was our homemade Christmas calendar. I have a Patreon page! Please check it out.Continue reading “Episode 272: Christmases in the 1970s”
Category Archives: Parenting
Episode 256: Ren Faire Sword Nerds
Summary Every parent makes questionable choices for their kids in some way, and I think that taking my very young children to the Renaissance Faire in 2002 might have been one of those, but hey, in the grand scheme of things it was probably one of the least harmful. The Ren Faire became a bigContinue reading “Episode 256: Ren Faire Sword Nerds”
Episode 245: Mushroom Musings About Moms
Summary What is it about the mother-daughter relationship? Why is it so fraught with drama, so complicated? Is it a battle we must fight for the sake of evolution? Do we ever really change that much from generation to generation? I woke up after a mushroom risotto with many thoughts swirling in my head. WhoContinue reading “Episode 245: Mushroom Musings About Moms”
Episode 243: Thy Eternal Summer
Summary “But thy eternal summer shall not fade, nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, nor shall Death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, when in eternal lines to time thou growest.” – WS This episode is dedicated to Pat, who passed on November 16, 2001. have a Patreon page! Please check it out.Continue reading “Episode 243: Thy Eternal Summer”
Bard of Hudson 