by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 20, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist
“Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in HIM, and HE will do it.” ~ Psalm 37:5 What more can I say? I’m still sure this project deserves to have been written better than I could offer it, but I was privileged to work on it this long, and it is...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 14, 2008 | Comedy, Journal, Literary Projects, The Girlhood Home Companion
Yesterday we had a photo shoot for The Girlhood Home Companion article on soap making. We began making another batch of soap in the morning, and Mom got behind the camera and tripod to photograph Abigail and me performing the melting step. During one of the photos...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 9, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Girlhood Home Companion, World Views
I didn’t get to make a post on the first day of March, so I will begin this post with what occurred then. Our friends the Williams kindly invited Rachel, Joseph and me to accompany them to a splendid performance of Fiddler On The Roof. I saw the movie many...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 29, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist, The Girlhood Home Companion
I don’t mean to be shallow, but I have decided to make a post on February 29, 2008 simply because I will not be able to post on this day for another four years. Besides that, the weather has been alternating between freezing and balmy (I should save those...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 23, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal, Literary Projects
Lunar Eclipse as viewed from the Southern sky on February 20, 2008. Photographed by Rachel, Abigail and me (I think Rachel took the big one and Abigail probably took the rest of the group, as I’m not certain mine made the cut for my own blog post). ...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 9, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects
February is showing itself to be quite an eventful month! It is also a leap year, remember. Apparently every Presidential Election year happens to be a leap year (every four years). Some friends visited yesterday. Next weekend John Y. is returning from Denver for a...
