I’m from the South. But I’ve spent enough time up North to know a good thing when I see it. Maple syrup that actually comes from a tree is one such thing. The dark, runny intense flavor of maple syrup that you can get in western Massachusetts, where my mom lives, is hard to beat. [...]
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The two faces of (Thanksgiving) eve: maple pecan pie
Posted in goodwill toward men, homemade, recipes, slow food, slow parenting, spending time on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Advent Calendars
Posted in busy parents, Christmas, free range kids, homemade, simplicity, slow parenting, tagged activities, advent, candy, Christmas, crafts, culture, Germany, parenting, tradition on December 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When we were little, we used to buy those Swiss or German cardboard advent calendars that you could poke the little candies out of, one by one. There were three of us, so every third day was our day to get the chocolate. It was pretty crummy chocolate, but what other season offered parent-sanctioned chocolate [...]
Slow Christmas on your television. No really.
Posted in busy parents, Christmas porn, goodwill toward men, saving money, slow parenting, spending time, tagged A Christmas story, Charlie Brown, Dr. Seuss, Grinch, holidays, newspaper, Rudolph, Santa Claus, Thanksgiving, tv on November 18, 2010 | 11 Comments »
My sisters and I were raised on TV, and Christmas was no exception. Our Grammy used to save the insert in the newspaper with the entire schedule of Christmas specials. We would circle the ones we wanted to watch, usually starting the Friday after Thanksgiving with It’s a Wonderful Life and ending Christmas day with [...]
My love-hate relationship with Christmas cards
Posted in busy parents, Christmas, free range kids, gift ideas, goodwill toward men, holidays, homemade, saving money, simplicity, slow parenting, spending time, tagged arts & crafts, carbon footprint, charity, Christmas cards, e-cards, environment, feminism, Martha Stewart, upcycling on November 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I love the idea of Christmas cards. But reality always gets in the way. Finding the perfect card or taking a family portrait, asking for everyone’s street address (and giving away the surprise), buying stamps, licking envelopes, and the general errand-generating nature of the whole enterprise. It can feel like you’re checking a box, earning [...]
The fall of Rome
Posted in Christmas, saving money, simplicity, slow food, slow parenting, spending time, tagged baking, Christmas, cupcake, gingerbread house, green, hot buttered rum, Rome, tea, Thanksgiving, turkey on November 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
There are over 200 theories for why Rome fell. Listen to this one from Edward Gibbon: “The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and as soon as time or accident had removed the [...]
How to make doughnuts
Posted in busy parents, Christmas, free range kids, holidays, homemade, recipes, saving money, slow food, slow parenting, spending time, tagged breakfast, coffee, cooking, dessert, doughnuts, Fall, farm, hack, hot chocolate, Joy of Cooking, kitchen, parenting, recipe on November 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Since it’s early in the season, this is as much a fall recipe as a Christmas one. There’s nothing better than doughnuts and cider in the fall, preferably after raking leaves or visiting a U-Pick farm. If the prospect of making doughnuts from scratch intimidates you, worry not. It’s the easiest thing in the world [...]
Resolution: Slow Christmas meet Slow Life
Posted in busy parents, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, slow parenting, spending time, tagged simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
First day back at work? Don’t want to return to your regularly scheduled life after slowing down for Christmas? Fear not! I have a message for us from Carl Honoré, an expert in living slow during the rest of the year: “Well done, Slow Christmasers, for slowing down the holidays this year! Christmas has been [...]
The Best of Slow Christmas
Posted in busy parents, Christmas, Christmas porn, gift ideas, goodwill toward men, holidays, homemade, local food, saving money, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, slow parenting, spending time, tagged best of, Christmas, gift ideas, holidays on December 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
You did it! You kept Christmas slow this year. Before you go enjoy it with your family and friends, I want you to bask for a moment in the glow of your creativity and warmth. You made Slow Christmas a success: over 6,000 people visited the website and the Facebook page this year, and it [...]
Bookmarks, and I don’t mean the web kind
Posted in busy parents, Christmas porn, free range kids, gift ideas, holidays, homemade, slow parenting, spending time, tagged bookmarks, Christmas, crafts, family activities, gift ideas on December 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Looking for something to give the bibliophile in your life, or maybe an activity that’s fun for kids and adults? Make bookmarks. My mom is a thwarted artist, and she’s always drawing on something, loose leaf margins, the back of receipts, whatever’s around. For years when we were little, on the weekends leading up to [...]
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