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I actually did have a post I was working on yesterday. No, scratch that, one I started on Monday (check me all not waiting til the last minute!). And it maybe possibly wasn’t even terrible, which I thought for a … Read More

Being somewhat mad with power, as all honest homeschooling mothers will admit to being, we chose to push off our return to the glorious halls of learning (otherwise known as the dining table) until this morning. I spent last week … Read More

Happily ensconced in all your blissfully naive New Year’s resolutions? Good. Then we can talk waffle decadence. https://adventuresincooking.com/coconut-waffles-with-lime-curd-cardamom/ First, you are going to roll your eyes at me and make snorty sounds about the idea of making fancy schmancy whipped … Read More

Sometimes epiphanies hit out of the blue, solidly on the hindparts of my cranium, causing spots to dance before my eyes. Yesterday clocked me solidly with one of those. And it shouldn’t have, I think. I should have been aware … Read More

Quail the Second is becoming well-versed in the art of metaphor… I am proud to busting! I have noticed this quality developing slowly in her over the last year or so, but the other day, she walked into the kitchen … Read More

Imagine there’s no sticky buns… No homemade bread or rolls… Only pre-packaged carbs above you… And an Author moping over a pot of oatmeal, wondering if you can cook challah in a dryer… Well, this is what I was going … Read More

The battle for a decent west side haircut continues. For the record, I am trying my darndest to be a grown-up and not go trekking through 4 hours of snow and ice simply because I really like having fabulous hair. … Read More

“At the beginning of a new year, many people have nothing better to do than to make a list of bad deeds and resolve from now on –how many such ‘from-now-ons’ have there already been!– to begin with better intentions, … Read More

We now come full circle in this meandering tale of our Christmas adventure (thank you for bearing with me to the end). The day after Cousinpalooza, we woke up with a sugar hangover and packed our plethora of stuff into … Read More

Gather round, children; it is definition time. Cousinpalooza (noun): a Christmas gathering of the Marme and Papa branch of Winckler, attended annually by the 3 offspring of Pater and Materfamilius and their families, who make up the 12 branches of … Read More