Posted in Old Archives on Jul 16th, 2010
Things I have found in the recycling bin this week (other than recyclables):
A piece from the shape sorter
Two sippys
My strainer
Fridge magnets
Puzzle pieces
A toy car
and
MY KEYS
Posted in Old Archives on Jul 9th, 2010
Or: Why it takes all day to buy groceries
Make list.
Get bags.
Ask older child to use toilet.
Put on younger child’s shoes.
Ask older child to put on shoes.
Spend ten minutes looking for older child’s shoes; finally find them in the toybox.
Get both children out to car and into car seats.
Go back for bags.
Go back for list.
Go back [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Apr 27th, 2010
Every now and then I like to browse real estate listings for our area. I’m looking for The Property; a few acres in the country where our kids can run around, I can grow organic vegetables and raise chickens, and C can be close enough to Toronto for work. I like to dream.
Today I [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Apr 26th, 2010
Yesterday I made bread by hand for the first time in ages. It smelled divine, looked fabulous, and tasted delicious.
It felt really good to work the dough again, particularly as I was trying a new recipe that made it a lot easier to mix and knead properly.
The best part though?
That’s the wee little loaf that [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Apr 23rd, 2010
Often for me lunch is a quick, throw-together meal; one that I rarely take the time to make pretty. Yesterday I did though, and the results were a pleasure to look at, as well as to eat.
Avocado and Hard-Cooked Egg with Lemony Dressing (from Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice), served over leftover salad. Delicious!
Look [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Apr 22nd, 2010
We watch too much television here. Okay, the television isn’t on all day, and I try to be somewhat thoughtful about what we watch, but it’s still more than I would like.
I think it bothers me because I often throw it on just to give myself a break; something that I swore I’d never do.
(I [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Apr 2nd, 2010
Memo to Self Re: Garden
Next time, when people who know more about gardening that you do tell you to plant mint in a bucket, listen to them. Your neighbours (and the other plants in your garden) will thank you.
Posted in Old Archives on Mar 14th, 2010
C is in the kitchen getting plates out for dinner.
C: Oh my god, you…do you actually have the kids dishes stacked in rainbow colour order?
Me: Yes. Yes, I do.
C: And you have the same colour is on top for the cups, bowls and plates.
Me: Um, yeah. AND when I put the clean ones away, [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Mar 6th, 2010
Monkey Boy went to a birthday party the other day. It was at a gymnastics centre, he had a ball, and now he wants to know when he gets to have a party.
He turns four at the beginning of June, so it seems reasonable to me to at least start thinking about what we want [...]
Posted in Old Archives on Nov 17th, 2009
One of the reasons I have a hell of a time keeping this thing updated (besides kids, cats, and a husband who want my attention, plus a general lack of focus), is figuring out what to write about. It’s not that I have nothing to write about, it’s that I have too much! [...]