In the push to get kids reading as soon as humanly possible, I think our sweet kids are really missing out in the long run. We purchase ten pounds of books, guaranteeing to teach a three year old to read. We plug them into iPads loaded full of “learning...
I seriously heart stock. Learning to make stock has really upped the nutritional ante in my kitchen. Now that I can make my own, for pennies, it has become a daily staple in our diets. The other day, I made a beef stock that was unbelievable. Thanks to some...
There is an article floating around the parenting corner of the internets lately, about the dangers of leaving children unattended. It’s not actual danger, like injury or abduction, but the danger of busy bodies do gooders waiting to turn in well meaning mamas....
My husband and I popped out for a quick date the other night. Nothing fancy, just a run to the hardware store and a quick margarita on the way home. These days, with two kids old enough to baby sit, a run-to-the-store date is nothing out of the ordinary....
We’ve been canning like crazy around here lately. Putting up our abundance now, hopefully to make a dent in the old grocery bill later on. We ended up with a small glut of pepper – jalapeno, banana, green, poblano. So! Many! I’m not a huge fan of...
As school starts and fall is around the corner, I start dreaming about next years garden. I know that’s crazy. This year’s is still going strong! There’s still time for a fall garden! But as the bush beans and cucumbers fade, visions of seed...
