You’ve been warned by the title, mmk? I don’t write about myself all that much, I don’t think, so if you aren’t into that sort of thing, come back next time.
In my whole life, I’ve just never been that hung up on what other people think. [OK, no need to [...]
Last week was pretty eventful here at Fixin’ Supper. A week ago, the baby decided to show up almost a month early. [No, we have no idea where she got that from. Clearly, even being punctual isn't a habit around here, never mind early. If it's genetic, it's certainly' [...]
Apparently, there are some of you out there eating red and processed meats with every meal.
I was scanning the news real quick, and I saw this item in the New York Times: Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat. A new study shows that people who eat more [...]
So I was SO jonesing to get out of here this a.m. I told Ashby like, at least 3 times, what time to show up [he spent the night at home with the 3yo last night] so he would not delay our departure!
He gets here and takes a load [...]
She’s here!!
Harper Corley Barnes
Born 4/26/2009
4:05 p.m.
6 lbs., 9 oz.
19 3/4 inches
I’ll admit, I’m not your sheep. Nashville’s school crossing guards seem to have cowed most drivers into a 3-4 mph speed limit [far less than the 15 mph actually mandated in school zones], even when there’s no one under 30 in sight. So I know I drive you crazy, insisting [...]
Dear God,
Please make me be not so stupid. Last year I got remarried, and I jokingly said to friends, Now I don’t have to hire a babysitter to go to meetings anymore! But truthfully, that’s a major benefit of being married when you’re a do-gooder, because do-gooders tend to accumulate [...]
Despite what seems like never-ending rain, I’ve been doing a lot of garden work in the past couple of weeks. A lot of it has involved transplanting half the tomatoes I started from seed into regular pots, out of their seedling trays. I need to do the other half [...]
Despite the fact that 3/4 of this house are omnivores, we don’t eat a lot of meat. When we do, it tends to be chicken or turkey. But I have this thing for processed meat. [...]
I have a political theory issue that’s been bugging me in several facets of my life recently, some overtly political, some not. I keep running into people with an authoritarian bent, and the more of them I run into, the bigger my problem gets.
Sidenote: You know how as you get [...]
In case you haven’t noticed here before, my two children are VERY different, especially when it comes to food. The 9yo used to eat anything — until she went to kindergarten. That year, her food tastes changed dramatically. When she turned 8, she also decided to become a vegetarian. [A [...]
First, the back story.
I’m not a political insider. I am friends with a number of political insiders, but truth be told, we don’t talk politics all that often. You can’t help but know political types when you live in East Nashville, really. You can’t throw a stick around here without [...]
I was one of those people this morning. I’m hoping you’ll excuse it because I’m 31 weeks pregnant, and I was provoked. But there’s no doubt this scenario pissed me off.
In addition to cooking, community volunteering, web strategy and writing, I like to sew. Off and on, I’ll go on [...]
Unrelated: I am beginning to think I could spend about 2/3 of the day handling email every day, and still not keep up. Increased volume on all fronts this week has been overwhelming. If I haven’t answered you, I’m trying.
Back on point: We’ve gotten a lot done in the garden [...]
UPDATE: Don’t just take my word for it. District 23 Council Member Emily Evans was also at the meeting, and came away with a similar impression. Thanks for your time today!
ORIGINAL POST: Today is another one of those days I am so proud to live in East Nashville. Our [...]
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Remember a year and a half ago, when I had all that trouble with Nashville Gas, when I was trying to get my new oven installed? And how awesome my life became when I finally got my new oven?
This week my oven stopped working.
The top [...]
I didn’t set out to do weekly garden updates, but I see that I last did this a week ago. Next month marks my 13-year gardening anniversary. I did not grow up gardening. We lived in the woods, and it just wasn’t something my parents were into. It definitely [...]
I’ve already been spending a lot of time on my garden this year. I’ve been transplanting a few hardy herbs out of my vegetable garden and into the flowerbeds to make more room for veggies this summer. I’ve got such a large scheme in mind for the flowerbed that I’m [...]
I learned today that my friend Reggie Crowder passed away on Sunday. Reggie owned Dee’s Q, the neighborhood roadside barbecue stand that I’ve loved for 4 years. If I remember correctly, Reggie told me once he opened Dee’s in August of 2004. I saw it for a few months on [...]
Today we made real progress on the garden. By “we,” I really mean Phol, my awesome yard guy. Today Phol arrived and cleared out the garden and doubled the size of my two main flowerbeds. Tomorrow he’s tilling everything up and adding compost.
I did make some small progress. I started [...]
I’m a cookbook collector. I can own that. I’m also a simplicity freak [converted packrat, the worst kind] who makes fun of everyone she knows who collects, well, anything. But I can admit upfront that I have this one weakness. I’m particularly prone to getting cookbooks that fall into the [...]
I recently wrote about my journey parenting a vegetarian. We had an interesting situation come up last night, and it reminded me about a tip I’ve been practicing unconsciously — but that seems so critical now.
We were having hamburger patties with sauce [really ridiculously easy, but still tastes and [...]
Last week on Facebook, I was lamenting the fact that our TV [2o or so years old], our car [not that freakin' old] and our pool pump had all died within 2 weeks of each other. At the time, I laughed at said, “Well, now the only major system I' [...]
Last night, I got out of a meeting around 7:15 p.m. and thought immediately, “Super. I’ll make sure the English-only amendment failed.” It was almost 2 agonizing hours later when we finally got the word that this narrow-minded amendment had been defeated by Davidson County voters.
I spent a [...]
….I decided that maintaining a blog for my company and just for y’all wasn’t quite enough. I needed another outlet. So I’m now blogging over at Blissfully Domestic on their new Blissfully Blended channel. My first post there explains why I’m so darn qualified to talk [...]
