Author Archives: Erin

Remember telephone? The game where one person whispers something to someone and then that person whispers what they heard to the person next to them? In the end, the phrase becomes so distorted because each person is repeating only what they heard, not the original phrase. That game gave me an idea the first timeContinue reading “The Starbucks Telephone Game”

I am going to ignore the fact that many months have past and it is now 2014. Moving on. I would like to talk instead about my Ukelele.   Over the summer I made a “2013-2014 bucket list”–essentially a to-do list to maintain my sanity during the school. One such item was learn the ukelele.Continue reading “Uke”

This past Saturday I took advantage of the three-day weekend to check one off the “Schoolyear-2013-2104-Bucketlist.” (Working title. It needs a new name.) I have always wanted to learn how to preserve fruits into jam. No doubt Laura Ingalls Wilder did this to me when I was growing up. Raspberries are just about the onlyContinue reading “Jams”

Confession: my meal planning strategy can be summed up as follows: Harris Teeter Weekly Specials. One day I aspire to be one of those people that pours over cookbooks and then meanders through farmers markets for choice ingredients. But let’s be honest. I work full time. As a teacher. In the suburbs of DC. So no. IContinue reading “A Tuesday Night Jaunt to the Islands”

For many years fresh spinach has been a staple that is always in the fridge, usually to use for salads because it’s more nutritious than lettuce. Or at least it appears that way. I could be completely off. Either way, the other night I discovered a delicious alternative, and the best part is that becauseContinue reading “Sprucing up Spinach”

“Reality’s a lovely place, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” -Owl City Initially the premise of this blog may raise a few questions. Why Vermont? Why Moose? What are you doing? Why should I read this blog when everyone is blogging these days? Good questions. Does this help you out at all? This isContinue reading “A Vermont State of Mind”