Every once in a while I feel guilty about not volunteering at my kids’ school more often. That’s when I make the mistake of blurting out half-baked ideas. Ideas like: “Hey, I want to help the fifth-graders produce a school newspaper.”
Author: Anne Fitten Glenn
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Edgy Mama: Waste not, want not
Since this week’s Mountain Xpress is the Green Living issue, I’m tackling the subject of living sustainably. And explaining why both polar bears and you are awesome.
Edgy Mama: The Rocky project
While Rocky wouldn’t win the annual fattest cat in American title (there actually is such a contest), he’s so big that our vet likes to take him in the back to show off his hugeness.
Brews News
Local beer lovers, rejoice! Yes, Highland Brewing’s Cold Mountain Winter Ale is out and about.
Edgy Mama: Babies are cute vampires
I recently had a conversation with a friend about how much life babies suck out of their mamas. Yes, they suck vast quantities of milk, but also, they suck away our time, energy, sleep and general equilibrium.
Edgy Mama: Trade in the orange for some green this Halloween
The spine-tingling thrill of watching people wandering around dressed up as monsters and villains makes me happy. What makes me less tingly is the rampant consumerism around Halloween.
Edgy Mama: All hail ‘Wimpy Kid’
My family discovered Jeff Kinney’s books several months ago — long after most of the 9-12-year-old set—and we’ve become Wimpy Kid addicts. These books are the first young adult books that speak to all four of us — kids and adults alike.
Brews News
Here’s a round-up of the latest news on Asheville’s beer scene.
Edgy Mama: Rainy day games to work out the kid-sillies
I don’t want to diminish the losses to area apple growers or damage caused to homes and businesses by flooding. But I do need some help working the sillies out of my kids, who’ve been cooped up, both at home and school, for way too many stormy hours.
Edgy Mama: The president who stole summer vacation?
Breaking news: President Obama’s approval rating plummets in elementary schools around the country. Why? He wants to steal summer vacation.
Brews News
Here’s a round-up of what’s happening on the Asheville beer scene, including release dates for Cold Mountain Winter Ale, an update on the upcoming Oktoberfest and the latest on the opening of Craggie Brewing.
Hopping along
Cowzilla may be the only local hops lover who didn't make an appearance at the inaugural Hops Farm Tour. The huge feral cow, christened Cowzilla by Julie Jensen, co-owner of Echo View at Landfair Farm in Weaverville, may have been intimidated by the more than 100 growers, home brewers and beer lovers who converged on […]
Edgy Mama: Beer’s good for mama’s bones
There’s more good news on the health benefits of beer, especially for women. A recent study reveals that those of us who drink beer regularly have stronger bones than those who don’t.
Edgy Mama: Soccer mom? Hell, yeah!
A critic of my Edgy Mama column recently remarked that I’m “just another North Asheville soccer mom.” Dude, that expression is so 1996.
Beer City USA’s first and most famous beer festival returns
The 3,500 beer lovers lucky enough to have tickets will descend on the 13th annual Great Smokies Craft Brewers Brewgrass Festival this Saturday, Sept. 19, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park; hopefully on foot. Here's some of what's new with our Western North Carolina breweries and what to expect from them at Brewgrass: • Asheville […]
Brews News
If you missed out on Brewgrass tickets, you may have the chance to attend another locally run beer festival this spring.
Edgy Mama: Autism Society of North Carolina helps families cope
Supporting a family member with autism is a full-time, often life-long challenge.
Edgy Mama: BPA in bottles is bad, bad, bad
Here we go again. We’ve cleaned out the “bad” plastics from the cupboard. We’ve taught our kids not to use plastics or plastic wrap in the microwave. We’ve replaced sippy cups and plastic water bottles with metal drinking bottles. But wait. Those metal drinking bottles that have been marketed as eco-friendly and non-harmful? Not safe, either.
Brews News
In local beer news: Craggie Brewing hopes to receive a temporary license soon; more local food entrepreneurs are using craft beer in their recipes; Oktoberfest tickets are almost sold out and did you know there’s no such thing as “happy hour” in North Carolina? That and more in this week’s Brews News.
Edgy Mama: Preparing swine flu ‘survival kit’ can ease worries
I fully expect that, if one person in my family contracts the flu, we probably all will, and dressing up like a character from Scrubs while dispensing acetaminophen to the kids isn’t going to keep me healthy. So here’s what I bought for our home flu kit.
Edgy Mama: Back-to-school nightmares
While us parents are wandering around humming, “School, glorious school,” our kids are caught up in a state of what I call “dreadcitement.” They’re both dreading and excited about, anxious over and anticipating the start of a new school year.