I intended to post this for Friday Five but didn’t hit the publish button. Oh well, pretend it’s yesterday again. This week was full of milestones at Hound Central. 1) First time the three of us have slept under different roofs. On Wednesday night, Alex was in Fort Lauderdale for work, Lil was at...
Read more →Two birdwatchers building a birdhouse… …and two orpington chickens happy to be free from theirs. Added to Five Minutes for Mom Wordless Wednesday and Dagmar’s Momsense WW .
Read more →Alex has asked me several times if I have any desires for Mother’s Day. Like so many moms, I think it would be great to have a day with all the benefits of motherhood (children’s hugs, “You’re the greatest”, etc.) and none of the work. Let me complete a project, phone call, night’s rest,...
Read more →During the month of April, we watched a caterpillar grow, molt, form a chrysalis, and hatch into a butterfly. Observing the larvae became an exciting daily ritual for Lil, Alex and I. The caterpillar had perfect timing – it made a chrysalis during our new england vacation and emerged last weekend. We are pleased...
Read more →Alex’s brother Ben married Kim this weekend. It was a happy handmade affair featuring: home-brewed beer by Alex, a home-sewn flower girl dress for Lil by Grandma Cindy (Thanks Mom!!), home-cooked food by Kim’s brother-in-law and a Taysetee cake by my sister Heather, origami flowers folded by the bride and groom for centerpieces and...
Read more →I’m not sure if I’ll ever get around to posting a full recap of our recent vacation. In the meantime, here are the five best things we ate in Marion and Ipswich areas of Massachusetts while visiting Alex’s aunt and uncle and my cousin, respectively. 1) Crabster Roll at Seafood Sam’s – Sandwich near...
Read more →We celebrated Easter with a dinner of: ham, lamb, frites of Spam, biscuits with jam, baked yam, and the Gram of Spam. The best part of dinner was time with my FAM!
Read more →The lovely Catherine of Photo Kitchen came over last week to take photographs for Hounds in the Kitchen Egg Week. After blowing out eggs, dying with natural dyes, and baking a dutch baby, we were left with an excess of shells. We could have tossed the shells in the compost. Instead, we aimed to...
Read more →We are leaving for a road trip vacation to Massachusetts on Thursday. One way we conserve money and stay away from overly processed food is to make our own treats for the trip. Stay tuned for several homespun road trip ideas over the next two weeks. My grandmother makes Ginger Crinkles, aka ginger snaps,...
Read more →While I am busy leading spring break camp at Franklin Park Conservatory (a few spots still available for next week, by the way), I am filling the blog with guest posts and reposts. Happy reading! This guide comes from my Uncle Mike, teacher, jeweler, handyman, and all around good guy. He writes a blog...
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