Put kids to bed. Emptied dishwasher; filled dishwasher. Set up bread machine to have fresh bread done by 5:40am. Folded laundry. Emailed school parents a reminder about end of year gifts. Filled out emergency contact and photo release forms for summer camp. Emailed summer camp with filled out forms. Mended kid shirt. Humbleblogged. Bed.
Our farmers market bounty
A flat of strawberries (it’s the end of the season and I can’t resist making more jam), radishes, carrots, rainbow chard, zucchini, broccoli, dill, and 48oz of local honey.
The cool before the warm
It’s supposed to get into the 90s today, which is crazy-hot for Portland in June, so we’re enjoying the cool morning air on the back patio while Amelia and I write in our journals. Baxter occupied himself with picking me clover blossoms from the lawn. I love seeing the sun streaming through the trees ontoContinue reading “The cool before the warm”
Pain Perdue
Painting a sunset
I took a painting class yesterday — one of those where you all paint the same thing — with my two sisters at The Loaded Brush in Sellwood. I like the Loaded Brush because it’s a little grungy, in a way that feels down-home and also helps me get over myself about doing things “justContinue reading “Painting a sunset”
Sushi conversations
Amelia: “I love sushi. It’s my second favorite thing.” Me: “What’s your first favorite thing?” Amelia: “I have lots of first favorite things. My best second favorite thing is sushi and miso soup. My first favorite thing – I have two first favorite things: pancakes and those meatballs we had yesterday. They were so good,Continue reading “Sushi conversations”
Grocery Store Questions
Baxter: “Are you sad that you’re going to die?” Me: “Yes, but everybody dies eventually. And I’m not going to die for a really long time.” Bax: “Well, I’m sad you’re going to die. And Amelia is sad you’re going to die. I guess we are a sad family.”
Saturday morning journaling
This morning Tom is making banana-chocolate-chip pancakes and bacon, and Amelia and I went out to sit on the back porch and write in our journals. I’d like to encourage Amelia to keep up her writing practice through the summer, and journaling seems like a good way for us to do something special together, getContinue reading “Saturday morning journaling “
ZOMG braised radishes
I like buying radishes. So red! The problem is that (1) I am the only person in my house who likes eating radishes, (2) and then only sometimes. But! I found this recipe for braised radishes and really loved it. Try it — maybe you’ll love it too!
This is a thing now
Every day for about a week now, Baxter has emerged from his room in the morning saying, “Mom, I got up too early.” He proceeds to make a little bed for himself on the couch so he can rest for a few minutes before the perpetual motion machine that is his body currently gets revvedContinue reading “This is a thing now”
Last open house of the year
Last night was Baxter’s classroom’s last open house for the year.
Worried about water? Reduce your meat intake.
I was really moved — and chilled — by this article called Our Water-Guzzling Food Factory that talks about the amount of water required to produce beef (and chicken and eggs and ZOMG walnuts for pete’s sake WTF we are all doomed why did I ever have children send help). The crisis in California is aContinue reading “Worried about water? Reduce your meat intake.”
The Thing With The Stuff 