The Letter Project–Letters from Whitney
Check out two of Whitney’s letters here.
Prompt–Sunday, August 26
Your character is making dinner and begins to see something in the food. What is it?
Megan pressed the dough and put more flour on the rolling-pin. The dough looked like the profile of a man with a prominent nose.
“Glad my nose is small,” she muttered to herself.
Jack would be home soon, expecting the pierogies to be finished instead of started. She rolled the dough thinner and thinner. Cut out circles and filled them before crimping the edges and dropping the edible present into boiling water. Of course the kitchen would need to be cleaned before she could sit down to eat. One of Jack’s pet peeves: a dirty kitchen.
The Letter Project–Letter to Whitney
I used crayons to decorate my letter to Whitney.
The Letter Project–Letter to Theresa
Here’s my recent letter to Theresa.
The Letter Project–Letter to Theresa
My latest letter to Theresa.
The Letter Project–Letter to Theresa
Check out this mail art letter I created from a pamphlet I bought in New Orleans.
The Letter Project–Letter to Whitney
Check out the letter I wrote to Whitney. I gave her one of my finger paintings.
Poetry Project Update
My poetry project is doing quite well. I’ve written poems about motherhood using the following fruits and vegetables: pomegranate, broccoli, celery, carrot, banana, onion, plum, tomato, watermelon, cantaloupe, and potato. Eleven poems so far.
Surviving a Borderline Parent
It’s amazing where research can lead you. For my current novel, my protagonist is pregnant and the daughter of a borderline mother. I’ve already added “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff to my reading list and bookshelves, and “Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds & Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem” by Kimberlee Roth and Freda B. Friedman. I’m still reading “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” and skipping over parts that don’t apply to my character, but I finished reading “Surviving a Borderline Parent.”
The book describes Borderline Personality Disorder thoroughly, and provides stories of parent-child relationships. It describes the disorder and has exercises for the child to use as s/he pursues healing. It was a fascinating read. If you would like to learn more about Borderline Personality Disorder, check this out.
Making Breakfast
Since I’ve been out of school for more than three months, I’ve realized I enjoy and prefer hot breakfasts to cereal. Eggy-in-a-basket tastes even better with homemade wheat bread. Check out a recipe here. I usually make two or three and use olive oil rather than butter. Your choice.
My eggies in a basket.
Edited from original post. Posted my own picture of eggies in a basket. 31 August 2012.
Suzanna and Writing 