Before we left for our trip out west, I thought long and hard about what we would eat while we were camping. There are lots of meals that can be made easily without lots of ingredients or equipment and basic cooking implements. I wanted to […]
I’ve written here before about how different Ray and I are, from our approaches to life to the foods we like to our senses of humor. We’ve always maintained, however, that these differences are what makes […]
Every time I sit down to write here I come back to the same thing. Most of the time I just want to write about the way that I try to appreciate and be in the good moments, the often fleeting minutes, hours or days […]
The new year arrived with no fanfare. Instead we were early to bed and as late as possible to rise. I’m not one for big events on the last evening of December and, in a way, it was relaxing to not think too much about […]
I didn’t mean to abandon this space for so long. I have been busy with my e-course (the first session just ended, I’m getting ready to regroup and make it even better for next time), finishing the 2014 Calendar, working on some custom orders, and […]
So far, it has been a beautiful summer. We have filled the days with getting to know Amos and ourselves as parents and they are speeding by. At the moment he is napping, his normally wiggly body barely moving with each breath. I am sitting […]
One of my favorite homemade food transformations is making cheese. I make yogurt regularly, but cheeses are an infrequent kitchen project. Most of the cheeses I have attempted are fairly simple soft cheeses but even these are an opportunity to see and be part of […]
I’ve never actually eaten a pop tart. The trademarked toaster pastries that come packaged in shiny foil always looked dry and unappealing, but since I haven’t eaten one I can’t really say how good they are. While I may not have any interest in the […]
Lately, I’ve been craving a back yard. The latest stretch of rainy days hasn’t made the outdoors as enticing or the green grass, flowering trees and lilacs as vibrant. But last weekend when the sun was shining I walked around the neighborhood, noticing the variety […]