My 11 Very Favorite Heirloom Tomato Varieties (this year!)
Follow me One of these nights my garden is going to freeze. It could be tonight, but the forecast says “not yet.” I was out in the garden just a…
Read moreCrispy Fried Eggs on Toast . . . Demystified! A new 5MBM*
Follow me I’m on a mission*, Gentle Readers. It is this: to come up with around twenty or so excellent breakfasts that can be made by an 8-year-old (erm, my…
Read moreLighthouses, Seagulls, and enough Charming Miscellanea to choke a cat: Road Trip Part 4
Follow me Another symptom of growing up in a landlocked state like Nebraska is a fascination with, and a unreasonable fondness for, things that you usually only find near the…
Read moreIsland-dwellers for just one day: Road Trip Part 3
Follow me I blame the fact that I’ve always wanted to live on an island on discovering the excellent books by Robert McClosky when I was a little girl. These…
Read moreRoad Trip, part 2: Niagara Falls with the Kids
Follow me We happened to take our vacation in the fall this year. Our random destination was Ohio. Basically I just opened an atlas, closed my eyes, and jabbed a…
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