Sonya Schryer Norris

TBBDCHJLST

The title of this little piece is my confirmation code for the Johnny’s Seeds purchase of shady woodland mix and the two types of sunflowers that I threw in for good measure – the Sonja variety and a firecracker dwarf variety (I plan to plant them at the posts of my fence, alternating between theContinueContinue reading “TBBDCHJLST”

Fare Thee Well

This past weekend we had a Fare Thee Well party for my cousin G. This is him, with grandma. It occurred to me that I’ve wished rather a lot of people in my family and work life fare thee well over the past year. I’ve had one uncle and one uncle-and-aunt-combo leave Michigan – forContinueContinue reading “Fare Thee Well”

Shady Woodland Mix

SnakeLady has a distressing record when it comes to plant care. Most plants simply die when assigned by the earth gods to be watched over by me. I forget about them, or over-water, or under-water, or look at them funny, and they give up the ghost. My favorite plants are cactii. You can forget aboutContinueContinue reading “Shady Woodland Mix”

Ghosts of Clean Water Action

The stage: 7:45 p.m. Hubby and I are moving the new-new DVD player from the bedroom to the living room and the doorbell rings. I’m already in my pj’s so I hide in the hallway while he answers it. “Hi,” I hear a chipper young voice say, “I’m from Clean Water Action …” I leapContinueContinue reading “Ghosts of Clean Water Action”

Crappy Piece of Crap DVD Player

Last weekend, strolling through Sears as grownups are wont to do on occasion, I found a DVD player for $29. Twenty! nine! dollars! Hubby’s first DVD player 6 years ago came in at just over $300. Until our weekend stroll it was our only DVD player, and a fine job it does. A quiet trooperContinueContinue reading “Crappy Piece of Crap DVD Player”

Intentional Grocery Shopping

On our way to a family party in Ann Arbor last weekend, hubby and I heard an NPR story about Whole Foods (the grocery store). The owner gave the single most concise and convincing argument that either of us had ever heard for why health food is “expensive.” Higher quality food costs more money. IContinueContinue reading “Intentional Grocery Shopping”

Take-No-Prisoners Classics Reading

Of late I’ve mentioned reading “the classics.” This is one of my Genre Jumps, where I pick a genre I normally would not read – like Westerns or Christian fiction or children’s books – and read 5-10 classics of the genre. This can be a lot of fun and it can really open your eyesContinueContinue reading “Take-No-Prisoners Classics Reading”