Lately, it seems our circle of family, friends and loved ones have been hit hard by illness. Some are still fighting and some have lost the battle. My wedding day over 13 years ago was a glorious, warm day in October. It was a great celebration made all the better at the reception where anyone… Continue Reading
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Old Dogs, New Licks
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about Scout. She is coming up on her 13th birthday this year. We are not planning a Bark Mitzvah (hey, but if you are, no judgment, you weird and wonderful people.) Her birthday will make her about 91 years old in human years, if I’ve done the math correctly.… Continue Reading
Chores for the Hygenically-Challenged
I don’t think hygenically is a word, but if you have boy children in your home, you know what I mean. Chores have always been part of my boys’ lives, at least as soon as they could walk. In toddlerhood, they were so enthusiastic, it was mesmerizing. “This is a sponge, Mommy!! Look what it… Continue Reading
Orchestrate 2014
It is that word-picking time of the year! I like to pick a defining word at the beginning of a calendar year. It’s a fun process that I usually think about for a couple weeks in December on my walks with Scout. I run through words in my mind until one immediately feels right for… Continue Reading
Food at Home :: Front Yard Harvest
Slacker! That’s me in documenting our family garden this year. If you haven’t read my posts about gardening before, you should know that we consider our family accidental gardeners. We try things we think will work without really knowing what we’re doing. We also use our front yard for the garden because it gets the… Continue Reading
The Art of Cone
It’s been quite a week for Scout. Our girl had to have a cyst removed from her eyelid, which required general anaestetic and a whole day at the vet. Scout has never had to wear a cone before and it has been a pain in the arse for all involved. I feel badly for her… Continue Reading
Cook the Books :: Coconut Curried Mussels
I finally have another installment for the Cook the Books challenge from Briggs at Oh, Briggsy and Meg at Grow and Resist. The challenge is to focus on one cookbook for every month of 2013. I’ve missed posting for the Cook the Books Challenge, not only for the joy of discovering a new dish, but… Continue Reading
Celebrating Solstice
It’s Friday and our family is ready to do a little celebrating of summer solstice. Every year, we mark the longest day with some kind of outing and tonight we’ll be having a picnic dinner at our local lake. Hope you are celebrating too! Continue Reading
Cook the Books :: Spiced Lamb Dumplings
I have another installment for the Cook the Books challenge from Briggs at Oh, Briggsy and Meg at Grow and Resist. The challenge is to focus on one cookbook for every month of 2013 and the one chosen for February is Andrea Nguyen’s, Asian Dumplings. One of the best things for me about this pick… Continue Reading
Cook the Books :: Cheese-Topped Onion Soup
I was very excited when I saw the challenge for Cook the Books from Briggs at Oh, Briggsy and Meg at Grow and Resist. It’s a simple concept, but full of potential and possibilities. One cookbook is chosen for each month of 2013 and first up is Dorie Greenspan’s, Around My French Table. I like… Continue Reading