Two-week review


Life around home

Sometimes my life spins more quickly than I can follow. Here are some snapshots from the past two weeks. We spent a precious weekend with our second son on his home visit. He said that when I took him back to camp, he wanted to show me Eagle’s Point, so we packed a lunch and […]

August 1, 2019

Catching up


Out and about

How nice to sit beside you at this table again. Care for some sugar in that coffee? I have flavored creamer if you’d prefer it. I appreciate you bringing scones.

March 25, 2019

How to cut a watermelon


Food

I like bite-sized pieces, all ready to go. Here’s a simple method that I’ve had fun creating and playing with, in which the rind itself becomes the cutting board for watermelon cubes.

June 20, 2018

Summer boredom?


Life around home

“Work is the best way to turn around from being grouchy and bored to cheerful and motivated. Physical work especially is good. However, almost no one likes starting to work. So, you have two choices: either make your kids do it anyway, or make it fun.” -AZ

June 4, 2018

Pretzel rod houses


Celebrations, Food

Do you know how fun and easy it is to build a cabin Lincoln-log style out of pretzel rods cemented with daubs of frosting? This is what happens when your son insists on a three-dimensional structure fire cake for his ninth birthday. It would be fun to use in other ways as well—a woodsy/ hunting […]

July 1, 2014