Soppho

Confession: I used to think that gardening was the dorky little hobby of people who had a lot of extra time on the weekends did. Or the dorky little hobby of people with obsessive personalities. I’m looking at you across-the-street-neighbor, Mr. H, who, when I was working my shit summer job in college, would be [...]

It turns out the only thing that makes Y Chromosome crazier than incessantly interrogating him about the origins, size, shape, and contents of my birthday present, is feigning disinterest in anything of the sort. My birthday was a little less than a month ago, and when the big day came and he brought the present [...]

My sister made me this little guy for my birthday. Isn’t he adorable?
I come from a really creative family. My older and younger sisters both asked for (and got) sewing machines for Christmas before they had graduated from high school. They knit stuffed animals and crochet wristlets and hats and blankets (oh my). They’ve made [...]