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I’m working this US Labor Day, but since I work from home, I can take breaks from my laptop to work on this other kind of labor throughout the day: We just recently got rid of our chickens and the coop has about a foot of packed down hay and poop and food scraps and who…
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My 9 and 12 year olds are getting really good at making their eggs just the way they want them.
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Recently I instagrammed a picture of lasagna that I made for my family. A few people asked for the recipe so here it is. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Karen (Kuster) Arnold (@iamkarenalma)
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Ever heard of Spam sushi? If not, you are missing out. Seriously. It’s yum. You get just a tiny hint of salt when you eat the roll that hits the spot. Not sure what Spam is? I’ve talked about it before. It’s basically canned meat, which sounds gross, I know. But fried or grilled, it’s…
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My kids found this moth hanging out on our patio. We’re not sure what it is but it’s gorgeous.
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My daughter has been volunteering at the library for the Summer Reading Program and the other day the craft was to create a complex drawing from a simple shape. She chose an elephant because she knows I love elephants and she wanted to bring it home for me to color. Isn’t she sweet? She made…
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A few years back we planted three trees, nectarine, pear, and apple. The pear and the apple bit the dust but the nectarine is going strong. My boys picked the ones that seemed ripe and brought in a bounty. They are the cutest tiny little things:
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We had to take the kids to the Y tonight. They were not pleased, but they were very patient.
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Once a month I get to hang out with some awesome women who work with WordPress. Conversations meander. We talk about blogging, themes, troubles and quandaries around plugins. Wherever the conversation leads us. I’m always inspired when I gather with these folks, in fact, the inspiration for our latest WordCamp here in Albuquerque came from…
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My desk doesn’t currently look like this. It’s a mess again, but I did recently clean it so I could post a picture of where I spend most of my work time when we are not on a road trip.










