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What have you done lately for improving or maintaining your mental health? What more would you like to do? I have been getting outside and moving almost every day - running, walking, biking - most days for an hour or more. I'm lucky to have that time to do it, and it feels good to move, get fresh air, and see my local area and how it all fits ( Read more... )

Christmas 2020… waiting for the remote family Zoom call to begin. We made sure there was a plain old telephone option for Dad (we call him) and I've put the chairs in places where all five of us can be in the frame.

This is the first Christmas in a while that we haven't been driving. It slows the day down nicely, really, although I miss being at ( Read more... )

The kids are getting more cuddly with us - we had five in the bed around 7 AM yesterday - and perhaps a little more fighty with each other. They're also getting more interested in school-type things, including Ada, for whom Elizabeth printed off some alphabet activity sheets so she wouldn't feel left out ( Read more... )

These scones are rapidly becoming a go-to recipe for me. It's adapted from the Bon Appetit Cookbook (2006) edited by Barbara Fairchild - we have lavender around the house more than lemon zest and don't do blenders.

Easy Ginger-lavender scones
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The allergist's waiting room may be good for my writing, now that I've finished the Persepolis graphic novels (in the original French - my European-style swearing will be greatly improved) - thanks, spacefem for the impetus! Persepolis got more personal and relatable as I got further along; the voice was funny and poignant and the drawing was always ( Read more... )

Here are some pictures from March to recently… we made it through the chilly spring, had a baby, discovered Vivien’s career aspirations, and hit the Ormstown Fair.


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stalkingsilence provided me with seven questions:
What is your current favourite song?I think "Shake it Out", by Florence + The Machine. It's ludicrously catchy, anyway. What is your ultiamate comfort food?Galumptious Mac and Cheese, or maybe a bit too much Bridge Mixture. But there is lots of good comfort food out there, so it is hard to choose. What book are ( Read more... )

I'm a little late in posting it, but here is evidence that Oscar basically gets spoons (with mashed potatoes in this case, which is about as close as he ever got to eating pureed stuff willingly).


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