I’m obsessed with this soup. It is filling, nutritious, and just the right amount of spice. Sometimes I make up an extra big pot for dinner and then eat the leftovers for lunch for days. My family loves it too, … Continue reading
Our old couch needed to go. It was ripped and ripping more, stained, and, most depressingly, toxic. For years California had a misguided law requiring sofas to be soaked with flame retardants in order to buy homeowners a measly four … Continue reading
Fall is here and I can hardly believe how much time has passed. Has summer really come to an end? I look through photographs of our trip to Rock Hall, Maryland and already those times seem so far away. Has … Continue reading
I love granola, always have, but I’ve found most of the store bought ones to be too sweet. I recently cut out gluten and have been feeling much better, but that also really narrows the granola options. My local co-op … Continue reading
We made friends with two wonderful farmers at the local farmer’s market last year, a mother and daughter team. This year we joined their CSA. Community Supported Agriculture is where you buy into a farm before the season starts, usually … Continue reading
We’ve been trying to cut down on the amount of plastic that goes into the baby room. I’m going for natural as much as possible, as well a feeling of magical forest- woodland animals, trees, nature, fairies, with just a … Continue reading
In preparing for future foster children, we planned on one child. Well, of course, with that deciding phone call we got a little over eager and accepted two. This lead to a bit of a dilemma. The children had to … Continue reading
Okay, so it’s been a crazy few weeks. A week after finally finishing our county’s foster program requirements, my husband and I were lucky enough to have two children stay with us for a month. Nothing will change your schedule … Continue reading
Fair Hill Natural Resource Management area is a park in Cecil County, Maryland- near the corner of Pennsylvania and Delaware. It’s an old DuPont Estate consisting of over five thousand acres. I love it because it is horse country and … Continue reading
As I mentioned in my last post, I found a turn of the century desk for $20 on Craigslist. I was thrilled to find the desk I did. Since the listing called it an executive desk, I like to imagine … Continue reading
In the midst of a furniture refinishing phase, I recently located an old turn of the century desk on Craigslist for twenty dollars! One evening, my dear husband picked up it up for me. He unloaded the desk in the … Continue reading
A delicious light end of summer meal. Great way to use up some of that fresh basil in the garden. Fall will be here soon, and how I will miss my fresh herbs! This dish is a great way to … Continue reading
Lucky to live close enough to the beach for day trips, we headed down to Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware. We chose the State Park because dogs are allowed on some of the beaches: The Point and Herring … Continue reading
Last summer we spent the day at Penn Farm and I had a great time capturing shots of the children and old historic farm buildings. Of course, the photos sat on my computer and by the time I thought of … Continue reading
Inspirations and Explorations 