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Here 2 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
Hello. I have missed it here. Today Simone turned four years old. Four! We had a little party, with her grandparents and a few of her friends. We ate cake and chatted and when the house was quiet agai...
On Food and Community 23 Mar 2013 | 04:11 pm
Our Thanksgiving table, 2012 In high school, I dabbled in veganism. When people asked me why, I was often baffled; I couldn’t tell them that I thought veganism would be a good cover for my eating diso...
My babies. 13 Mar 2013 | 06:29 am
My baby turned one last month. As his birthday approached and I cleaned house and nursed him and bought ingredients for cupcakes, I had the feeling that somehow he was ceasing to be my baby. That on t...
Snowy days 4 Feb 2013 | 06:12 am
Today Jason made his weekly pilgrimage to the Barnes & Noble cafe to work on his National Board certification in peace. A snowy day and an inspiring post by Jamie reminded me that intentional motherin...
Butter Cake 28 Jan 2013 | 08:39 pm
After the holidays, I’m always in the mood for lighter desserts. I have convinced myself that it’s time for spring foods, even though it’s still January and bitterly cold. I tried this butter cake fro...
Making my own peace 7 Jan 2013 | 06:55 pm
Jason was working late, on the heels of a restless night and an unusually busy morning. By mid-afternoon, I was exhausted. I set Simone up on the couch with a blanket and turned on the television. I w...
I feel things too deeply. 19 Dec 2012 | 06:09 am
There is so much sadness in the world that sometimes I feel swallowed by it. How can I live my daily life—putting on the kettle for tea, scrounging in my wallet for change to pay my library fines, hel...
Colored by Cate 27 Nov 2012 | 06:52 am
When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be an artist. Nevermind that even my stick figures are wonky, or that it took me years to grasp drawing voluptuous hearts. I wanted to be an artist, so an ...
Less is More 9 Nov 2012 | 10:03 pm
I am sitting in my living room with James asleep on my back. Simone is playing on the rug with her Duplos, building a “bunny cage.” The coffee table plays host to a hardbound book of fairy tales, a ho...
In the woods, on the sidewalks, and living our ideal life 29 Oct 2012 | 07:18 pm
“And I dreamed your dream for you, and now your dream is real.” My husband’s parents live in the country. Their property is ringed with forest, limestone cliffs peeking through the foliage. On our las...
