Dirt and Noise
Live and Learn
There are some things that you cannot learn just from someone telling you it is so. We've all been teenagers and can vouch for this, no? Bird and Deal are still too young to delve into teenage impropriety; they are young enough to dip their toes into puerile mischief and listen … [Read more...] about Live and Learn
Never Too Many Cooks in This Kitchen – Wordless Wednesday
The Relativity of Hard Times
If I hadn't seen her for myself you would think I was simply making a stereotypical caricature here. She shooed away the cleaning ladies as she made her way out of the house. Her beige, grey, off-white, spic and span house. The furniture was not suitable for children, making … [Read more...] about The Relativity of Hard Times
Meyer Lemon Margarita – 5:00 Fridays TM
Somehow in the last week or so I missed National Wine Day (why only a day?!) and National Margarita Day. Well, I did make myself a margarita but I neglected to post a recipe for 5:00 Fridays (though the one I did post was mighty tasty). I was hell bent on celebrating Margarita's … [Read more...] about Meyer Lemon Margarita – 5:00 Fridays TM
A Book Brought Me to Tears
I knew I should have taken off my mascara before settling in to read last night. I wrote this promptly after reading to my sons and tucking them in. Bird goes to sleep with a book within reach, and Deal goes to sleep surrounded by a menagerie of stuffed friends. These boys of … [Read more...] about A Book Brought Me to Tears
