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Boy 1, the Boy Who Loves to Cook, was up for Kids Cook Night this week. He picked Spicy Manhattan Clam Chowder, since he is also the Boy Who Loves Soup. The Husband walked them all through the recipe and it was a huge success. […]

Halloween. A year of firsts. The boys designed and carved their own pumpkins completely by themselves. The Girl went trick-or-treating with a friend this year instead of with the family. (sigh) She’s growing up. But she still wants to be a princess. (smile) The boys […]

Boy 2 is a serious handball player at school. If you add up all the recesses and the time he plays at home, he probably plays at least an hour a day. He will actually play until his hands are bloody. Seriously. Bloody. To fix […]

I actually finished this quilt, for Boy 1, a couple of weeks ago, but just got around to photographing it. These are not the best pictures, but they will have to do. The pattern is Wonky Canasta by Elizabeth Hartman. The fabric was a custom bundle […]

{this moment} – Inspired by Soulemama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Share List

A kind of crazy week around here, running kids around to their various activities. But I try to take time for my own peaceful moments when I can. A few minutes this morning to renew my commitment to eating a healthy, plant-based diet. This is […]

I know it’s Wednesday, but my mind is still back at the weekend. It was lovely and fairly slow-paced and has me looking forward to this coming weekend as well. We did a little Halloween decorating- always fun when you have helpers. Boy 2 spend […]

Some fun things happening in the kitchen this week. First off the Husband and I finally got around to canning some jalepenos. We grew these in the garden- a strange variety- they are quite large and red! We used this recipe, which we have used […]

I’ve been a bit of an organization trip lately. I think that success in one area leads to another. So pleased with my one-thing-leads-to-another success of last weekend, I decided to tackle something that has been nagging at me for months (years?): recipes. I don’t […]

I guess it’s official, fall is here. Leaves are falling and we had our first rain of the season (it was lovely). Our CSA produce is reflecting the change in season as well. We are still getting some tomatoes (thankfully), but the summer squash is […]