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Friday, Friday 16 Aug 2013 | 04:53 pm
Happy Friday to you all, and particularly to me, because this evening I start my holiday, my two weeks off, and I’ll be celebrating by hopping a plane or two to visit my eldest daughter! Whee. She has...
Swedish Meatballs 15 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm
Ingredients: 1 small onion, grated 1 egg 1/4 cup bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon allspice 500g ground beef oil 6 cups sliced mushrooms 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons flour...
Intimations of Maturity 14 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm
Grace to Jazz: I know you want very much to do that, but it will make Poppy sad, so you just can’t, understand?” Her tone of voice is gently encouraging, but firm. I hear her mother — and myself — in ...
The moral of the story 13 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm
Grace springs through the front door. “I have Princess Shoes!!!” We look down. Bright silver, covered with sequins. Those are some fancy shoes, all right. Wooo-eee. The other children make all appropr...
Menu Monday 12 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
Monday: First Course: salad Main Course: Swedish meatballs on egg noodles Dessert: muffins Tuesday: First Course: carrot-peanut salad Main Course: lentil-rice patties Dessert: fruit Wednesday: First C...
Vanity, Self-esteem, Tactlessness and more Self-esteem 9 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
I hear a roar of Righteous Indignation from Jazz. “Grace! That is not a very nice word to say!!!” Then pounding footsteps. Jazz thunders into the dining room, where Poppy and I are colouring. Jazz has...
Fabulous Fake Tie-Dye for Tots 8 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm
I found this craft online — the Internet Knows All — and knew I had to try it with the kids. Witness the creation of one of Jazz’s going-away gifts! The children all helped make this (including Jazz, ...
Sunshine Girls 7 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
Some yellow and red tempera paint, a couple of potatoes cut into odd shapes, circles of cream construction paper and a heap of triangles of orange, yellow, and red card stock. Et voila! Sunshine! Suns...
Changing Dynamic: the prequel 6 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm
Today will be the first day without Jazz. Jazz is having her family summer vacation now, and from there will be heading off to Big Girl School. Jazz has graduated Mary’s. No, I do not do a cap-and-gow...
Menu Monday 5 Aug 2013 | 02:27 pm
It’s a long weekend here in Canada, so no Monday menu on Menu Monday! Tuesday: First Course: gazpacho Main Course: spinach pie Dessert: muffins Wednesday: First Course: cauliflower and cheese sauce Ma...
