Oat Fudge Bars
Updated June 2019 This recipe is one of my most requested and popular. I found it online back in 2009…
Milestones
They feel less urgent now, the parenting moments. Today was Kale’s first day of middle school (a whole one hour…
Encircled
I have some exciting – albeit slightly terrifying – news to share. I am very proud to announce that I…
Kindness To Myself
Those of you who have been reading for a few years know that I have long enjoyed volunteering for causes.…
Butterflies
A Medical Vignette There are four of us here, in the second waiting room of breast imaging. You can tell…
Simplify
On burning out and re-evaluating.
Building One Step at a Time
I recently had the good fortune to have my front steps rebuilt by a good friend. Here’s how that went down.
Change Agent
Everything works until it doesn’t.
Why I Show Art to My Kid
Art soothes and makes things better.
Why Share Tables are misguided, and other food security issues I’m thinking about these days
A few friends have shared with me the latest Scary Mommy article about “Share Tables” popping up in US schools,…
Renovating The Arbolodge Bathroom
An excessively long post about our recent adventures in home ownership
Portrait of a Parent on a Late Summer Sunday
I’m talking too quickly in my rush to get the angry words out. My finger is jabbing the air toward…
The Meaning of Kale
Friday, Kale turned 8. Normally I am really good about posting these annual letters to him on the right day (and I’m…