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I used my new kitchen scale to make flan for Mike’s birthday. The recipe is from an old French cookbook, so I figure it’s okay if I share the ingredients with my instructions here: 200 grams of flour Sift the [...]
I love the individual personalities so clearly marked by each of my three children on this cardboard canvas – there’s no question who painted which section! I hoped to get Lily’s handprint as well (can you see Johnny’s and Emma’s?), but was treading dangerous territory already letting all three children paint, and indoors at [...] Mike made this delicious grilled banana dessert in place of a cake for my birthday. He grilled the banana in its skin, cutting a thin slit in the skin (cutting into the banana slightly) as the only prep. Topped with blueberries, sprinkled with Ghirardelli cocoa, and served with vanilla ice cream, what a treat!
Spending the first nearly-seven years of my life on a farm taught me many important lessons, but it didn’t make me an expert gardener. So far the plants that do grow (tomatoes a couple years ago, and one beautiful ripe blueberry this year) get eaten by the wildlife that spend so much time in [...]
Three baby turkeys
Nine baby turkeys with their mama
Bunny rabbits on our driveway Should I worry that this snake likes to go under our vinyl siding? Baby turkeys are officially called poults, but isn’t Mike’s name for them better? These baby turkeys started playing in our yard a couple weeks ago, explaining why Daddy Turkey (he’s the one all pouffed out) has been gobbling at us for the past several weeks. They run off if we come outside, but I [...]
I love watermelon, especially now that I found this super-quick way to slice it! I got the idea from another blog, but can’t remember where – comment with the link if you know where, please? I think my technique is a little different from theirs, but since I [...] Congratulations, Julie, you’ve won my Barefoot Books Giveaway! I’ve sent you an email. And a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me in the See Mommy Sew tutorial contest – I WON!!! I’ve run out of scheduled posts, so this blog is going on vacation for the next week or so in order to enjoy every second of our time here in Vienna. I will post the winner of my Barefoot Books Giveaway, so be sure to enter before 3pm US Eastern Time December 10th! And if you [...]
The CSN Toys and Games Online store is offering 20% off all of their The Young Scientists Club brand science kits, including the award-winning Magic School Bus Collection, from Monday (11/23) through one week from Tuesday (12/1). Just enter discount code YSC20 at checkout. These kits cover a wide range of topics, from physics [...] |
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