Saturday Staycation at Mackworth Island
July 27, 2009
There's a sweet little island near Portland, ME that probably everybody else who lives around here has already been to. This weekend was our first trip. No ferries (it's reached via a causeway) and no fees but limited parking and controlled access. If you decide to go you should call ...
Books In... Books Out, A giveaway to clear my shelves
July 25, 2009
Last month we bought a stack of books. Doesn't happen often since we mostly use the library. But some books you just know are going to take a month or more to read and the 2 or 4 week library lending term isn't sufficient. Other books we want to own ...
Baked Beans
July 23, 2009
Introduction This is one of the first recipes I published on the blog. I shared it here because it is easy to make, is inexpensive, my family loves it, and it's a crowd pleaser (for vegans and non-vegans alike). This recipe uses more processed ingredients and refined sugars than I ...
Weekending it with the cousins
July 22, 2009
The closest of our extended family (parents, siblings, nieces and nephews) live 11 hours away. So when my sister-in-law emailed early this month saying they'd be driving through and could they stay a night or two of course I said yes. I was so much fun to have them here ...
Life unexpectedly
July 22, 2009
I like to plan, organize and take care of the details. I think in another life I might make a good event planner except that I don't like deadlines or dealing with incompetent people. I also don't deal well with change, good or bad. Oh, and I like to be ...
Making Bubbles
July 21, 2009
Tonight ends a difficult day so I want to post something easy, light and fun. Bubbles. What's on hand Bubble Mix Brienne and I experimented with what we had and concocted this recipe. 2/3 cup Ecover dishsoap - which I don't like by the way but I am using until ...
home sweet home, a mansion it ain't
July 17, 2009
A couple days ago my six year old Brienne, out of the blue, had this to say: "mama, we don't have a mansion-y house but we sure do have a beautiful garden". Out of the mouths of babes (missing her two top front teeth I'd like to add - so ...
