Ask Me Anything

Whit over at Honea Express decided to give me what I was asking for. Things got a little personal but I didn’t mind. Here are the five questions he gave me. In accordance with the rules, for which he is a stickler, I have answered them.

1. What is the best, and worst, thing about homeschooling?

For me, the best thing about homeschooling is just having time with my kids. We have so many memories just because we were together and had nothing better to do. I think of the afternoons we’ve spent making up crazy stories or covering the cul-de-sac in chalk drawings and I wouldn’t give them up for anything.

The worst thing about homeschooling would be the responsibility. I’m not only their mom; I’m their teacher, social director, lunch lady, janitor, and bus driver. At times it gets a bit overwhelming. I’ve gotten better at juggling all my hats but some days I dream about sitting on the couch in a quiet house and not having to share my bar of chocolate.

2. Are you still making cheese? If so, what has been your best thus far?

I haven’t made any of the more complicated cheeses for several months. They take a lot of time and patience and I have little of that right now. I hope to start a few batches this fall once we get finished with the house. My first batch of feta turned out horribly and I won’t be happy until I make a good batch.

By far, my best cheese is mozzarella. It doesn’t take much time or patience. I make it with whole milk and it turns out so rich and creamy. The girls love when I make little bite sized balls for their lunch.

3. Are you really perceptibility?

I was surprised by this question. No one has ever asked me about my name. Technically, my blog is perceptibility and I’m perceptible. Capable of being seen by the mind or senses, I think it fits. Who am I if not an identity you have pieced together, post by post, within your mind? The fact that I am known, as defined by my blog and accepted into your mind, makes me perceptible. Don’t yah think?

4. What’s your favorite caffeinated drink?

I’m a simple girl with simple tastes. My beverage of choice is green tea with jasmine. Occasionally I will sweeten it with a small bit of honey. I try not to over-indulge.

There are times I will chug down large quantities of vanilla coke. The combined rush of sugar and caffeine will do weird things to my body and mind. During these period of insanity I will race aimlessly around my house with bottles of cleaner and dishtowels. I have also been known to type furiously at my keyboard. The products of my furious, and sometimes incoherent, typing usually end up here.

5. Do you and the tomato stay in touch?

As most things conceived in youth and grown in the hot passion of southern nights, things ended badly. Perhaps it grew tired of my hunger. Or maybe I developed a taste for sweeter fruit. Either way we parted in anger. The anger was short lived, but a permanent fence was built between us. It’s the type of fence we can look through and observe each other. On occasion, we both peek through the small cracks that have formed between the planks. I enjoy seeing my tomato’s blossoms turn to fruit. It is happy that I now tend a garden full of fruits that excite and sustain me. But, we don’t climb over the fence.

Interview rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the
questions.
3. You will update your blog with a post containing your the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Thank you, Whit. I had fun with this. Now who wants to be interviewed? I can think of at least five questions that I’d like to ask each and every one of you.