Today was a day of little accomplished except enjoying summer. We swam, visited family and ate ice cream– twice. While I didn’t get much of anything done this afternoon, I did find time to see a few things I’d like to do this week.
First up is trying these banana crunch muffins from an issue [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 6, 2008
Adding to my projects list…
July 5, 2008
“I really shouldn’t have one more!” (my husband)
But he did! In fact he had about 10 more Fried Potatoes. They were terribly addictive but the taste wasn’t the only thing to be celebrated. We used the oregano from our CSA box (!) and tried a new recipe from a new addition to my cookbook library.
We joined a CSA late last summer, [...]
July 3, 2008
Green Issues: Feeling Blue about being Green
It seems i’ve been inundated by green awareness lately. I read this article in my local paper recently, retitled: “Green Confusion”, but it was originally published in the NY times as “Green Noise” and it has been echoing in my head ever since. This is something I got to thinking about last year when I [...]
July 1, 2008
Summer days & Crafty kids!
One of my favorite things about these summer days is the time to do art and crafts with my two kiddos, who are now at an age to really get into and take off on their own with just a little nudging. First up was this quick little 4th of July project— from this Martha [...]
Beastiary
Beowulf: Monster Slayer
Charlie Bone Series
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Treehouse Series)
Baking Kids Love
Exiles in the Garden by Ward Just
Family Kitchen Garden
John Clare: A Biography by Jonathan Bate
Love & Obstacles
Salty Sweets by Christie Matheson
The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes