So you have to write a speech. A speech for your much-loved sister’s wedding. “No problem!” you think. “This will be easy!” you say. You think of yourself as witty, and a good writer, it will be a breeze. Step 1: Procrastinate Speech writing is easy peasy! Not a problem. Do it later. Step 2: […]
Sticky Sesame Granola
This sesame granola will appeal to anyone who likes sesame snaps. Sticky, sweet, with the nutty flavor of toasted sesame seeds. Also, instead of crumbling this into granola you can slice it and eat it as granola bars. I love love love granola. Whenever we buy a box it disappears within a day or two. […]
Weekly Reads: powerful women
Welcome to Weekly Reads, where we share bits and pieces of things we’ve found around the web. Some light reading for your weekend: Martha Stewart I love reading about how successful and very wealthy people spend their days. It’s always eccentric and so far removed from my reality. This article on Martha Stewart is fun. […]
Gardening with a toddler or preschooler
A few years ago my husband and I moved into a house. There was a sunny flat garden bed out back, and (to my surprise) I found myself getting interested in gardening. Growing vegetables has been surprisingly rewarding and often frustrating. I figure it’s good for me as a person. When my daughter outgrew babyhood, […]
Two ways to preserve blueberries (without canning)
Speaking of bumper crop, we’ve had the wonderful problem this year of having too many blueberries. In the few short months since we moved to Europe we’ve done more foraging in the forest than I’ve done in my entire life. We’ve picked teeny tiny wild strawberries (if only all strawberries tasted like those, oh man) […]
Weekly Reads: girls in dinosaur dresses and baking a cake
Welcome to Weekly Reads, where we share bits and pieces of things we’ve found around the web. Princess Awesome Raising a daughter has been challenging and fascinating and occasionally terrifying. One of the best parts has been watching her discover the world around her and take an interest in new things. She loves purple and […]
6 Things I’ve Learned from Flying with a Baby
My daughter is 8 months old and has been on 4 round-trip flights. It’s a lot of flying for a baby, but we have family in two countries, on different continents, and on opposite ends of one of those countries. We’re using my maternity leave as an opportunity to see as much as our family […]
Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce
This is my recipe for slow roasted tomato sauce…aka the best use of those extra garden tomatoes. Last year was a surprising bumper crop of tomatoes from our garden. Four “Early Girl” tomato plants yielded buckets of tomatoes every week. Suddenly we were faced with a question that was never a problem before: what to […]
Free Rainy Day Outings with a Toddler or Preschooler
We’ve had a lovely summer, but a lot of rainy weekends. It feels vaguely unfair to have a hot and sunny Friday and Monday, bookending a dreary and drizzly Saturday and Sunday. The question becomes, what to do on those wet days? Sure, there’s always the indoor playground ($), the kids museum ($$), or the […]