The kitchen has been a busy place this January. After the holidays, it’s the time for a detox of things extravagant and out-of-the-ordary treats. It’s been a time to get back to baking, and making no processed foods a priority. As much as we can at least. In the later part of last year, I was […]
Archives for January 2014
Kid-made basement spa beats the fancy resort
Just when I was getting a bit envious of a friend posting her winter break pictures at a beautiful spa designation resort with friends, my daughter created a spontaneous spa day. My mom soul was pampered and it was one of those moments where you feel the ultimate love and spirt of your child. Because […]
10 Practical sewing projects for home (and school)
It’s been a while since I felt the urge for straight stitch sewing. The monotonousness of sewing a house full of curtains (and comforters) had me burned out. But after a few projects of deciphering patterns and sewing dresses for girls, some simple projects with a quick gratifying end was in order. The process is […]
January sunshine and muddy rivers
After the rain passed, this weekend was full of sunny times, spontaneous kid gatherings, sleepovers, two nights of multi-family dinners around the table eating in shifts (with seven kids), and trips to the park with parades of bikes, wagons and toes in muddy river water. I do love a house full of warm bodies and […]
Mudroom tour
Since we did all our big renovations last year, I have been meaning to do an official reveal of the mudroom. The details of it took a little longer to come together, as we went through a few seasons using it, seeing how we fit into it. I’m sure there have been glimpse in photos […]
Going to school in the snow
It was officially 1 degree when my kids went to school today. There was snow on the ground and they were dressed like their cousin who attends school in Aspen, Colorado – minus the ski pants that they didn’t wear because that was too out-of-the-ordinary for their comfort zone. But they were wearing layers, fleece […]
Snow day!
The letter on today’s coffee cup is a C for COLD. It’s not every decade we have temperatures in the single digits here but we might be headed that way today. There is lots of hot cocoa and frothy coffee, and looking out the snowy windows. We made it out of for a walk to […]
Cooking, vegetarianism and family food battles
These are the few months where I don’t have my vegetable CSA to rely on, which dictates what’s for dinner. Therefore I have been enjoying trying new recipes and buying ingredients from the store to match a recipe I see in a magazine. I’m happy to be cooking. I really do love it, most days. […]
2014…so far it’s glitter, good food and big plans
The good thing about children getting older is they remember traditions, and appreciate the experiences we created for them in the past. The bad thing is when we don’t do them again, they remember what we did before. I puttered out on offering any New Year’s Eve celebrations for the girls. There was no horns, […]