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SO cold! I'm back to hiding in sweatshirts and cozy throws for the first half of the day again. We had a sudden cold snap sweep through yesterday morning very early and it has turned our whole neighborhood into a ghost t…
Good morning world! (Now that I know that I have loyal readers in Europe!) I'm feeling inspired and happy today. My Life Organization Plan is going swimmingly. Our kitchen and living room have been neat for a whole week …
Yesterday I finally made those meyer lemon madelines I'd been talking about for so long. Yum. Never made madelines before but, I have to say (particularly for those drawn to the idea but, quickly intimidated) that it was…
Listening to violins warble away from the radio while the fire crackles during the musical rests. Mmm....feels so good. Ru asked me for music and that's where the violins came in. I am still waiting for my fiddle trainin…
So, last night was our first night of teaching Gideon to go to sleep without nursing. I tanked him up with milk in a well lighted room before tooth-brushing and then took him to the nursery to put him to sleep. At first …
Nice cold morning today. Am thinking about never going outdoors again. Blech. I do like to be cozy and it is so bitter cold out there. We had our first snow this week and when I open the kitchen blinds to wave goodbye to…
My cooking protege came over yesterday and we had our crazy all day cooking lesson again. This week she learned quick breads and how to make a simple oven meal: roast chicken, baked potatoes, baked squash. And then in re…
Baking Day with my new cooking student went super well yesterday. We got flour everywhere. We also managed to turn out: an apple pie, a black raspberry cobbler, and a carrot cake. Whew! I made the carrot cake on my own i…
It's baking day!!!!! YAY! I'm making pies, a carrot cake, some sourdough bread and who knows what all else! Time to warm up the place! Woohoo!!! I'm really excited. I have a new friend coming over to learn to cook and he…
Am scrubbing and scrubbing and up to my elbows in grime and confusion while dosing up the kids alternately with Ibuprofen and Tylenol, taking a few breaks to rock sick babies and planning a trip to Scandinavia with my th…

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