Grace in small things: part 29 of 365

1. Muthafrakkin’ service restored (fingers crossed) for internet, phone and teevee after four days and six guys working the lines.
2. This shot of tequila after a nutty week with clients and kids and lots of driving and the aforementioned lack of connectivity.
3. It’s the weekend, and while I have a shit ton of work to [...]

Baked Potato Soup or heaven in a bowl

We’re eating a lot of potato soup lately. It’s cheap, easy to make and versatile enough that I can change up some ingredient to give it a new flavor so we don’t get bored. Recent incarnations have included freshly ground cumin seed, corn, roasted red peppers, hot peppers and kale (not all together…ew).

Chatting with [...]

Grace in small things: part 28 of 365

1. Waking up with a daughter and a kitty snuggled up against me, and a bonus of clear sinuses.
2. The cookbook Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison.
3. Chris started the painting portion of the dining room re-do and the color is heavenly.
4. The dining room table is set up with its smallest configuration and [...]

Dirt doctor

From Angelina’s latest post
The lesson is plain: always keep one foot in the dirt.
I want to know what other gardeners feel when they are working in their little kingdom. Tell me what it does for you, what you think about (if anything) while you prune and plant and weed. I want to know [...]

Grace in small things: part 27 of 365

1. The decision to move the giant IKEA cube shelf upstairs to Lila’s room for toy storage, thus removing 75% of the toys from the living room.
2. This awesome gluten free flour in the pumpkin muffins we made for Lila’s class snack today (two kids allergic to wheat).
3. Realizing a critical issue of POV in [...]

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