The Child is a teaching assistant at swim class three mornings a week this summer, but the rest of the time, s

I saw an article recently that advocated giving children a 1970s summer - which was defined as letting them wa

It takes a surprisingly long while for Feisty Girl to find a home, but then again, maybe not so long, consider

If the shoe fits, wear it. If you happen to live in Seattle in springtime, I suggest rain boots. For the past

The Child bounced back from her Canada trip and its fallout. At first it went slowly - she couldn't find a way

I complain about the Lululemon phenomenon to my friend, also the mom of a teenage girl, and she rolls her eyes

Once frozen, the sorbet will get a bit hard in the freezer, so let it sit for 5-10 minutes before scooping.

Mr. Faraway does a lot of driving. It's about four hours to see me, but it's also an hour just to get to Costc

I have a talk with the Cleaning Lady, and we say our goodbyes, and the whole thing is surprisingly easier than

I learned how to cook in my grandmother's kitchen, making the thing she made that I loved best: pancakes. I do

Within a few days of submitting our foster dog application, the rescue rep emails me: The dog at the shelter i

One of the simplest and best recipes for roast chicken I've found.

The night before The Dog died, I made soup. It seemed like a reasonable thing to do.   I didn't want to l

I have a culinary crush on Thomas Keller, and in poking around on the website for Seattle's cookbook store, I

The Child gave me a lovely gift on Christmas: a set of new pans. She'd heard enough of me complaining about th

We were all ready. We had a plan.   The Child wanted to give gifts to all her friends and all her teacher

This is a great take-along dish for the holidays: Different enough that no one else is likely to bring the sam

Not long after the Lodge meeting, I spend a day volunteering with my own club at an all-day genealogy fair; I

The Child gets braces, and we immediately discover two things: 1) braces hurt, and 2) now there's even less th

I never make the mushroom topping for this, because it’s simple and delicious on its own. But I’ve

The dishwasher is fixed - by which I mean, it has been replaced by a functional dishwasher. It was quite a thr

Our neighbors are moving. Often, that is a statement that would be made with some sadness and additional detai

Of course he did it, says my father. Of course he lied. I have stopped looking for the reasons for all of the

With the merciful end of the legal bills, and generous scholarship for The Child, the financial crunch starts

I originally found this recipe on a blog called Spellbound Cafe. I have no idea what I was looking for at the

 I have never, ever, ever - a thousand times never ever - liked currants. This doesn't usually present a pro

One of the parties I went to this past holiday season was an open house, and I did a foolish thing. I took the

The Child wants to give gifts to her teachers and friends. We do this - like most people - every year, distrib

The hardest part of Thanksgiving, for me, is this: What do I eat for breakfast? I have a day off, and thus, ea