i had that feeling like this place was a guest house and we were visiting in a different country again, like i first did when we moved in here. i thought it was to do with moving in and not feeling totally adjusted, turns out its to do with the first clear, warm days of summer making me feel like im a guest in this country. its amazing how much ( Read more... )

beet gnocchi for dinner ( Read more... )

our CSA is working in partnership with another vendor at the market to create meat CSAs. I don't think we will get in on this one this year, but maybe in the next few years once we have two bigger girls who need to be fed more. they are also testing the CSA waters of making an egg CSA too, though this one is not up and running yet ( Read more... )

budapest
vienna
prauge
munich
venice

the message is nice and all, but the real best part is cordelias david attenborough hair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoB4-UG8_KQ

i think the biggest struggle in this has been having to give up entirely and let somebody else determine whats going to happen in your day (i.e. nothing, ever) and determine your schedule, and, way back in the beginning, even get to decide if you get to sleep, eat, shower, brush your hair, brush your teeth. and no, you don't get to do those things ( Read more... )

she learned to blow saliva bubbles. she imitates jim when he blows his nose ( Read more... )

i read the other day, "the life that we are most devoted to is the life we don't have ( Read more... )

jim noticed that i had described the sheets of seaweed as being 'A9-sized'. he found this slightly suspicious ( Read more... )

jim is flying to budapest in the middle of june for a mathy conference that will go on all hours of the day for a week. its paid for by his professors grant because hes a U of T PhD student. it'll be grueling and not a great deal of fun, but who turns down a free trip to budapest?

so then, who turns down a half-price trip to budapest? not this kyla ( Read more... )