Us midwestern city-folk have two favorite summer pastimes: partying at the Lake of the Ozarks (it’s beautiful, yes, but watch out–it’s also e.Coli infested) and hitting up the many farmer’s markets. If you are heading to the market on a Saturday in Kansas City, you’ll have to make a choice. You can go to the […]
Category: Lifestyle
I hate it when that happens: I thought you were someone I knew
It’s been happening a lot lately that I’ll see someone that I think I know. Then I realize that person actually doesn’t live here. He was one of my students in Spain. She was one of my college friends who now lives in D.C.. This I-thought-I-knew-you syndrome is something that plagues us who move often. […]
How to make healthy fizzy drinks
So a few months ago, a woman in Kansas City found my kefir blog post and asked if I would share some of my milk kefir grains. And, if I was interested, she said, I could have some of her water kefir grains. I eagerly took up her offer. Water kefir is my new favorite […]
I hate it when that happens: I shrank my new skirt
So I bought a skirt at Goodwill for $3.50 last week. When I got home I realized it was dry clean only. But it seemed kind of silly to dry clean a piece of clothing that costs less than the dry cleaning itself. So I hand washed it. Since it was a second hand purchase […]
Here it is. Officially.
While I was still contemplating the “unsprung world” blog title, a good friend and future poet laureate inspired me with the pun “anne-archy.” Immediately I knew it must be my new blog name. “Unsprung world” was good, but not as good… So I promise I will stop leading you on and faking you out. This […]
New life new blog
Dear Reader, The last few months I’ve been unsure about my future. I returned from Spain in October lacking direction and money. But now, my friend, I am a little bit sure. Looks like I will be in Kansas City for a couple years. I have a job here. So now that I have a […]
Why I love my liberal arts education and I’m not scared of being unemployed
It snowed today! This doesn’t really apply to this blog post, but I spent a lot of time trying to rewrite the html so that the pictures would be right beside each other instead of vertical (it was kind of hard!) plus snow is pretty. So I don’t want to delete them. Also it one example of what I […]
My mom says I should ask Bob Woodward for advice
Back when I was fourteen I was very distraught by the fact that I didn’t know what to do about my life. One day, in an effort to console me, my mom told me about a story she had heard on NPR. She told me how Bob Woodward–did I know who Bob Woodward was? No, I didn’t. Well, […]
Kefir part 2: how to make it
So now that we all know why kefir is awesome, I will tell you how to make it. You’re gonna need some kefir grains (kefir grains are the bacteria that you put in the milk to ferment it and make kefir). You can get them online–I got mine from the kefir lady for $15. Or if […]
Kefir part 1: why you should eat it*
So my travel blog is going on a tangent about dairy products. Dairy products are not bad for you. But the way they are produced can be. These days anything dairy that you buy in a grocery store must be pasteurized (it is required by law in most states). Pasteurization is the process of heating milk […]
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