The search for an ideal life.
“One berry / Two berry / Pick me a blueberry.” —Jamberry, Bruce Degen A couple of weeks ago, our grocery store was having a sale on giant containers of blueberries. Thanks to frequent readings of kids’ books like Blueberries for Sal and Jamberry, I have berries on the brain anyway. I was excited because (1) …
Ever since childhood, I’ve loved pumpkin. As soon as the air started turning crisp, all my doodles would turn to pumpkins. In middle school, I remember asking my mom for a pack of colored highlighters. Not so much for studying, but because I needed the orange one to really make my gourd drawings pop. I …
A few weekends ago, we decided to take our one-year-old on a day trip to an apple orchard in the mountains. It was our first real family trip, and the main thing we learned is that road tripping with a toddler is tough. Somehow, an ETA of 10:00 am turned into 2:00 pm. It’s sort …
I used to have a job that could be kind of stressful sometimes. After work, one of my favorite ways to decompress was by making quick breads. I think it started with a pumpkin bread recipe that I found. Then I moved on to banana, and trying to come up with my own recipes soon …
