As homeschoolers, we don’t really go “back” to school—in fact, we never left—but we often end up getting caught up in the back-to-school excitement anyway. In recognition of this shared … Continue reading Back to School, Homeschool-Style
You may recall my “50 Shades of Green” post in which I sang the praises of The Blender Girl and her incredible green smoothie recipes. Well, I’m not done yet. … Continue reading Mocktails: Not Just for Mommies-to-Be
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge
I’ve been cautiously venturing into the world of savory smoothies the past week or so. The first several I tried were…suboptimal. So suboptimal that I found them nearly undrinkable. I … Continue reading 50 Shades of Green: Savory (and Sweet) Smoothie Roundup
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong
Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady by Kate Summerscale My rating: 4 of 5 stars This morning I heard a story on the radio show Radio … Continue reading Book Review: Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace by Kate Summerscale
My children are running in the yard of a summer day, giggling and digging in the dirt and showing me the worms and bugs they’ve found. The wind shifts and … Continue reading Sweet Little Lies
With all of our recent travels and visitors, s’mores and dark chocolate honey mints, martinis and more martinis, my body has been thrown entirely off-kilter and is telling me so … Continue reading Savory Smoothies: Sapping the Joy from My Morning
Under the influence of The Secret Garden, I almost sent the kids outside in the rain today à la Dickon. But then I changed my mind and just made homemade play-dough … Continue reading A (Limited) Literary Rainy Day
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy schmoley! I forgot how wonderful this book is! My kindergarten teacher gave me a hardcover version … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I’m feeling a huge urge to de-clutter. I always get that urge late at night when I ought to be sleeping. I’ve already done away with the easy stuff, though. … Continue reading Everything Must Go!
This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth
Imperfect Happiness 