Anyone who doesn’t think housework is taxing should try vacuuming the whole house, as fast as you can, moving all the furniture, while wearing a 16-pound baby and wielding a 60-pound monster of an upright machine. Whew! By the way, I learned a good tip recently – to deodorize your house quickly, tuck a dryer […]
I finally finished the labels for my latest batch of cider. It’s about time, too – those cases of bottles have been sitting in the middle (literally) of my kitchen for just about a month now. For some reason I just wasn’t inspired this time. I’ll usually have an idea for a name and label […]
It has snowed hard enough here for about an inch of accumulation, with some slippery melty bits underneath. I decided that has to go before it drops down in the teens tonight and freezes there permanently, so I got the broom out of the broom closet. No go, it’s too heavy. So I resorted to […]
It’s hard to believe that S is already 6 months – half a year! – old. When she was 6 months developed, I was starting to feel her kicks. She was reacting to my voice, and would calm down at night when I sang “You are my Sunshine” to her. I found out she was […]
I thought this was supposed to be getting better? And we just got her bigger diapers, because we thought that was the problem! She got it in her armpits this time. (Yes, Mom, I know. Turnabout, and all of that. -sigh-)
A touching story by Roseanne Cash, which turns out to be less about her experience performing a few inaugurations ago and more about the relationship between parent and child. Article: “My Inauguration Story“
I’m always so pleased when I find ways to use up tail ends of foodstuffs – finding half a bag of dried blueberries to put in my granola, or using the rest of the yogurt that I’d bought for banana bread to make tandoori chicken, things like that. I hate it when stuff goes to […]
I’ve been searching for a recipe for rustic-style bread for years now. While I’m a fan, it’s not my favorite to have every day, but Josh really likes it. He’s accompanied me on recipe after disappointing recipe, waiting with bated breath each time we take the bread out of the oven. Each time we’re disappointed […]
I’ve been much more organized recently – I’ve restarted my housecleaning schedule, I’ve freshened my to-do list, I’ve even started writing weekly menus and reducing my grocery shopping to once per week. That, in combination with the baby having a steadily longer attention span, means that I am finally getting my life back. I can […]
The combination of below-freezing temperatures (the low last night was 10 degrees F) and our super-cheap nylon/acrylic blend carpets, plus the fact that our poorly insulated house forces us to love our wool slippers, has turned our house into a static electricity generator. Just walking around induces our hair to stand on end. We generate […]