I aspire to be someone who continues to learn new things. I have found that to declare that I am someone who simply does not…(fill in the blank) just does not work for me. This has really only come about because I find that I am now someone who does many things that I didn’t…
plum coffee cake
Yesterday, it was dry and beautiful, and Molly and Aurel invited us over to dinner with their various visiting families. I bought perfect plums at the market with the intention of making something sweet and plummy for desert. The first part of the afternoon was spent just admiring the plums. In the end I decided…
banana bread
When I was little, my mother used to tell me about my greatness a lot. I was never spoiled materially, but if there is a way to spoil with love or confidence, I’m certainly a result. But if material spoiling is a rancid milk sort of thing, I’d like to think that the other kind…
Popovers for The Anxious One
My big girl is a bit anxious. Her tummy has been hurting her most of the time, and it just seems like the stresses of the world are getting under her skin. We can’t quite seem to figure out how to ease her mind and her belly. Or maybe she’s allergic to something? It’s all…
Seedy Wheaty Biscuits
I was an only child until my sister was born when I was nineteen. So this whole sisters thing that we’ve started in the family is all pretty new to me. Sadie was not even two when Rosie was born, so for most of Sadie’s conscious life and all of Rosie’s, they’ve been a pair.And…
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