Waffles and Tea
Waffles, tea and a beautiful sunshine this morning. There are two leftover waffles sitting unattended on the island, I am sure they will do a disappearing act long before lunch!
View ArticleAfter Easter
When I saw this pile after packing lunches, I knew it was time to get the camera. We dyed 36 eggs and are down to about 7. My kids love hard boiled eggs! That said, Lachlan has really struggled with...
View ArticleLone Wolf on Books
We always have little plastic animals roaming around our house. Typically, I’m annoyed because someone has not cleaned their toys or, worse, I’ve stepped on one of those hard little buggers. But...
View ArticleMocha Love
I found a wonderful coffee shop in Santa Barbara. In the morning, the rich, warm, toasty smell of fresh coffee roasting filled the air. The owner is an Oregon transplant, from Eugene – a super...
View ArticleFeeding Appa
Here is Lachlan feeding Appa — one of our many stuffed animals — his breakfast of poached eggs. I hope the love and care my kids show toward their stuffed animals will translate into great parenting...
View ArticleClutter
This photo wasn’t taken today. Today, my kitchen table has been wiped clean, decluttered and fresh daffodils now fill that empty white ceramic vase. However, this photo perfectly illustrates my state...
View ArticleCherries, Jalapenos and Biscuits
Unusual combination? They found themselves together on my island today and I thought they looked pretty with their cheery colors. The cherries are now gone, gone, gone. As I was snapping photos a...
View ArticleHard Boiled Eggs with Names
Staking their claim! I like to draw faces on hard boiled eggs, or on a busy day, I quickly slash them X’s to identify them as cooked. But Anna and Lachlan wanted to write their names: they wanted that...
View ArticleDouble Yolks
A double yolk! I always get all excited when I find an egg with a double yolk. While I made this batch of deviled eggs (interesting recipe called Parsi Deviled Eggs), I found not one, but two double...
View ArticleThe Price of Blueberries
This is what thirty dollars of blueberries looks like. Organic blueberries, half a flat, purchased at the local farmers market. It doesn’t look like much to me. In fact, I am kind of shocked that...
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