In mid-January, my parents and my brother, Matt, drove down from Minnesota to celebrate a belated Christmas with us. They arrived on a Saturday, in the late afternoon. I had "Marry Me chicken" in the crockpot, and a batch of sourdough focaccia still...
Read moreAt the start of every new year, I enjoy looking back at a full year of knitting – noticing trends in my own making, and noticing what worked for me and when and where I managed to squeeze creativity into my daily life. I did a fair bit of knitting...
Read moreNicholas took a day or two off of work each week throughout the month of December, so we enjoyed lots of time together with our little family. One week, we did two back-to-back days of cozy hikes at our local arboretum.
Read moreAs had been the case for the last several years, we celebrate Christmas with each side of the family. We'll celebrate Christmas with my side of the family in a few weeks, and on Christmas Eve and Day this year, we spent time with Nicholas' family.
Read moreI'm sure I am not alone as I sit somewhere between the wonder of advent, with the anticipation of Christ's birth, a vital part of the ultimate rescue story – and also the haze of sales and baking and full calendars and overwhelming to-do lists.
Read moreThe weekend before Thanksgiving, my parents and my brother, Matt drove down for a visit. We had our usual crockpot chicken tacos for dinner the night they arrived. Arlo was not feeling well at all, so we had a rather early night. Everyone went to...
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