Tag: Family

Shakespeare with a Pre-Teen (& a dab of Kitchen Chemistry)

~ Kana Smith ~ 20 Comments

The warm-up "Green Show" before last night's production of Romeo & Juliet let slip a spoiler about the ending: Romeo & Juliet end up dead.  "Oops," the Fool-Squad fool exclaimed. "If there's anyone here who didn't pass ninth grade English, we just ruined the surprise." I had a laugh at that, given that I was … Continue reading Shakespeare with a Pre-Teen (& a dab of Kitchen Chemistry)

Something to Prove (or… “MOMMY can change a tire!”)

~ Kana Smith ~ 20 Comments

My hubby and I were having a thought-provoking conversation the other day, about the (sometimes) delicate balance between care-taking and independence.  He knows me well enough to understand that I have a sort of fierce pride in the knowledge that I can take care of myself.  In the year that I was single, I bought … Continue reading Something to Prove (or… “MOMMY can change a tire!”)

Summer, Synchronicity, Sewage, Stones, & Super-Powers

~ Kana Smith ~ 24 Comments

My "Radio Silence" over the last week is (I'm happy to say) the result of having been quite thoroughly engrossed in the activities of a first-week-of-summer-holidays with the kids...  I started to write a few times, but never got as far as hitting "Publish," so here it is, all at once...Sat, June 2: Summer Holidays, … Continue reading Summer, Synchronicity, Sewage, Stones, & Super-Powers

Kitchen Chemistry #2: DIY Household Cleaners

~ Kana Smith ~ 40 Comments

Here we are---the second installment of do-it-yourself products on my money-saving mission for the household... We got off to a small-scale but sparkly start the other day with DIY jewelry cleaner, which did an amazing job without the gagging sulfur-smells of commercial cleaners. And that actually raises a point I hadn't addressed before. I've been … Continue reading Kitchen Chemistry #2: DIY Household Cleaners