I’ve made very little progress on my Tea Leaves cardigan since the last time I talked about it, but I had to tell you about the wonderful book I finished this week! What Alice Forgot  by Liane Moriarty. I’ve been hearing about this book on […]

A nasty bout of the stomach flu made its way through our family last week. After a couple of days of doing nothing but lay on the couch, I started feeling restless and started puttering around the house, freshening up different corners. I remembered a […]

Ten things I’m looking forward to this summer: 1. no alarm clocks 2. eating outside, possibly every meal of the day 3. walks after dinner 4.  summer fruit 5. lots of salads 6. free evenings 7. going to the beach 8.  finding out what the kids’ summer obsession is (in the past: […]

All kinds of things happening in the kitchen this week, starting off with Chocolate Chip Scones on Sunday morning. Always a favorite over here is Chicken Piccata Pasta Toss from Rachael Ray. I just made up a recipe for shrimp fajitas, which were pretty good, […]

Just a cotton dish cloth on the needles this week. I love having a drawer full of them in the kitchen. And I like having a stash of them handy for last-minute gift giving. Everyone seems to love a handknit dish cloth. I have made […]

Chocolate chip cookies are the absolute favorite cookies in our house. I’ve tinkered with many recipes over the years and this one has emerged as the all-time favorite. I rarely have to make them myself anymore, as my daughter has taken over as the Head […]

I love it when I get a text from my neighbor Minki that says something like, “Send your son down if you want to try some bread I just made”. Because we all know delicious things will follow. And always adorably packaged. I’ve learned a […]

{this moment} ~ A single photo – no (or few) words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Linking up with Soulemama. Share List

Linking up with Beauty That Moves. Just a peek at what was happening in my kitchen this week. Breakfast on the patio. Chocolate Chip cookies. Not a pretty shot of this Beef Chili. But it was tasty. And the first Strawberry Jam of the season. […]

A couple weeks ago, when I had the sick boy, he missed the best field trip of the year. Fortunately, he got to go with another class last week. I went along as a chaperone took lots of pictures. We are lucky enough to live […]