Friday   Short version: Boneless pork chops, baked pasta, cucumbers, rhubarb/peach cobbler with cream Long version: I was sick with a cold t...

A rare Thursday post mostly to show you A.'s pride and joy: A. calls it The Plumpkin. This came from some random seeds of a squash that ...

A thing you probably don't know about me--unless you know me in real life, I mean--is that I always get dressed first thing in the morni...

This week's cascading illnesses of a cold plus a really nasty stomach bug going through the family have meant a lot of this: A blanket n...

Friday   Short version: Birthday sausage, oven fries, corn on the cob, green salad with vinaigrette, chocolate cake with peanut butter frost...

My sister just left yesterday after her annual trip to see us for Poppy's birthday. It's a very convenient time for her to come, bec...

Happy cosmos peeking through the fence. And on the table with the breakfast candles. Poppy decided to wear her tutu under her dress one day,...