First things first… I want to wholeheartedly welcome all of my new readers to this little blog. All of your kind comments have sincerely touched my heart and absolutely made me smile! What an adventure!! Sunday Supper is a (mostly) weekly tradition around here. I make a yummy meal, not necessarily fancy, and we eat in… Read More
Do y’all have any idea how many strawberries can be collected in two gallon sized buckets? A whole heck of a lot! Waaaaay more than a family of four plus Bird and Sister can consume in a week. So, we froze half of our bounty and have been eating strawberries till we were red in… Read More
The PCP is just ga-ga over Scooby Doo. And it’s rubbing off on Cookie too. So, when I broke the bad no-baseball news due to fourteen stitches the other day, his eyes lit up and and he broke out in the biggest grin… “Does that mean I’ll be home for Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. at… Read More
While our Cinco de Mayo celebrations have certainly tamed down since the college bestie C’s birthday combo Rio Grande days of yore (remember that, gals?), we still make a point to always enjoy a little Mexican fare every May fifth. And we definitely wash it down with a ‘gita or three. After Tuesday’s escapades, today… Read More
What DOES one do when neighbor A (not to be confused with new friend A) calls at two thirty to invite us over for supper at six thirty that very same night? Show up empty handed? Stop directing Honey on hanging pictures in the basement to run to the grocery? Au contraire mon frere. In… Read More
We began this lovely day with a quick pop-in-the-oven breakfast of bunny tails (Trader Joe’s Danish Pancakes – you MUST try) and potato latkes before tearing into (candy free!) Easter baskets and ultimately heading to mass. After a convivial service, it was time for our much awaited family egg hunt. While the littles scoured the… Read More
We started our Palm Sunday in the kitchen, learning part of the Easter story while making breakfast together as a family (after I had to put the cow poke to Honey to wake him.) Cookie enjoyed eating his way through the story and preparations, while little John soaked it all up and proudly told the… Read More