Category Archives: living

The elf is back

Abner the elf showed up on Monday to keep us company until Christmas. His first present was the book “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, which we read together and started a new holiday tradition. SaveSave

Time for teacher gifts

As there are three days of school left in 2008, it’s time to get teacher gifts ready + delivered. I cooked up some quickie personalized stationery and had my son write notes of appreciation to his two main teachers (when I taught – 11 years ago! – my favorite present, above everything, was a note […]

Origami Tree

photo by dennis finnin for the american museum of natural history If we lived in New York City, I would have to take my 11-year-old to the American  Museum of Natural History to see the Origami Tree. Amazing. SaveSave

Photos from breakfast

ready to serve Good morning. Thought I’d start off by giving you a peek at Monday’s breakfast. Green Prairie Bakery catered it, and it was out. stand. ing. egg souffles in ramekins and behind that, candied bacon …… oh, it was good miniature cinnamon and chocolate chip scones fruit salad SaveSave

Chocolate Letters

photo from uppercasegallery.ca Saw these adorable chocolate letters at the Uppercase blog just now. Too cute not to pass along. from Bernard Callebaut Chocolates via Uppercase SaveSaveSaveSave