Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 156 other subscribersInterview
Susan Sink talks about her writing process and new book of poetry H is for Harry at http://collegevilleinstitute.org/bearings/interview/h-is-for-harry/-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Eda J Sterner on Life’s Qualities
- Becky Van Ness on Life’s Qualities
- Cristina Whitehawk on Life’s Qualities
- susanmsink@gmail.com on Life’s Qualities
- Jean-claude on Life’s Qualities
Archives
Categories:
Author Archives: susanmsink@gmail.com
Sausage Squash and Pasta
Steve sold his wood chipper today. And the guy he sold it to brought us a ring of venison sausage. That happens where you live, doesn’t it? I needed a quick dinner, and was going to just thaw some shrimp … Continue reading
Film Review: Spotlight
Winter is movie season, and I feel like ours officially started Sunday night (there was seriously nothing interesting at our multiplex over Thanksgiving). We went to see Spotlight, which I’ve been anticipating since I first heard about it. The film tells the … Continue reading
Posted in reviews
Tagged Boston clergy crisis, Boston Globe, Catholic Church, clergy abuse, spotlight, spotlight film, spotlight review
Comments Off on Film Review: Spotlight
Gun Store
Yesterday, among my errands, I stopped at Mills Fleet Farm for more chicken feed. I love Mills Fleet Farm and I’m there pretty regularly. It’s close to my house, on the rural edge of Waite Park/St. Cloud. It is my … Continue reading
Posted in the Farm, Uncategorized
Tagged guns, mass shootings, Mills Fleet Farm, rural America
3 Comments
Sorting
What I have been doing this Thanksgiving weekend is zeroing in on the task of organizing a poetry manuscript. My book of poems, H is for Harry, will be published by North Star Press in March 2016. I’m very excited. Ordering a … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, writing
Tagged manuscript organization, North Star Press, ordering poems, poems, poetry, publishing, publishing poetry, themes in poetry
4 Comments
Chicken Apartments
A few people have asked how the chicken transition is going, so I thought I’d give you all a brief update. You’ll remember from the last post that the introduction of my chickens to the winter quarters in the pig … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged backyard chickens, chicken coop, raising chickens
Comments Off on Chicken Apartments
Winter Home
The chickens have had a rough week. It rained pretty much solidly for three days, and then last night gale force winds came blowing in. It was the kind of night when it is good to stay in and have some … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe, the Farm
Tagged backyard chickens, chickens, eggplant, Japanese eggplant recipe, Japanese vegetable soup
Comments Off on Winter Home
Japanese Cooking 101
I remember now why my forays into Japanese food haven’t gotten very far. It is actually hard to find really good ingredients. Even with my guide, I’m having trouble. My first big shopping trip was to United Noodles in Minneapolis … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged Japanese cooking, Japanese Farm Food, Japanese groceries, soybeans, soybeans for tofu, United Noodles
4 Comments
Cuisine of the Season
In winter, when I’m not just harvesting and sauteeing the seasonal vegetables, I like to play around with a cuisine. One year it was Indian food, after a January trip to Los Angeles. Another year it was Middle Eastern cuisine … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged Japanese cuisine, Japanese Farm Food, Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Comments Off on Cuisine of the Season
Epic (Fail) Crane Adventure
I know better. I really do. I have been led astray on many an epic nature adventure. There was the “whale watching spot” in Northern California at the height of the season where we saw exactly zero whales. Then there … Continue reading