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 »
The Ginkgo tree
Posted in busy parents, simplicity, spending time on November 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Hello again, dear readers! I’m glad to see you again, and not only because you’re the loveliest readers on The Internet, but also because it means Christmas is near! You may have noticed I’m starting a little late this year. I could tell you that I delayed because Christmas shouldn’t start until after Thanksgiving anyway, [...]
Slow Hangover Food
Posted in local food, recipes, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, spending time, tagged 2011, canning, food, hangover, New Year's Eve, recipe, slow food, tomatoes on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Happy 2011 everyone! I don’t know about you, but I woke up this morning feeling less than perfect. I’m allergic to booze so normally don’t drink, but I couldn’t resist the siren song of a little Champagne on New Year’s Eve. I was paying the price this morning. But then I remembered the tomatoes my [...]
But what if my family drives me crazy?
Posted in busy parents, free range kids, goodwill toward men, spending time, tagged advice, Christmas, family, friends, holidays, ipod, slow, stress management on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I tell friends about the blog, and how I’m trying to spend less money and spend more time with friends and family at Christmas, their reaction is often “sheesh, more time with my family?” We laugh, but as you know, all families are a little bit crazy. Perhaps because we have to love each [...]
Grapefruit, the way Grandpa liked ‘em.
Posted in Christmas, free range kids, gift ideas, holidays, homemade, simplicity, slow food, spending time, tagged baseball, carpentry, Christmas, citrus, family, food, gardening, gifts, recipes on December 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
At Christmas, my Grandpa would order a box of grapefruit. He was very particular about the kind he liked, but I can’t remember for the life of me whether it was the Florida or the Texas ones, and maybe they were Ruby Red? Anyway, he liked to peel away all the pith, leaving these brilliant [...]
Christmas music: the good, the bad, and the just plain cruel
Posted in Christmas, gift ideas, homemade, spending time, tagged Charlie Brown Christmas, culture, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis, mix, music, Paul McCartney, Santa on December 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
There’s a lot of bad Christmas music out there. If you’ve ever worked retail during the holiday season, you know what I’m talking about. The malls run it on a loop which includes “Grandma got run over by a reindeer”, “Santa Baby” and other gems. After an hour of this strange torture, Christmas is the [...]
I am Dorothy Hamill, Ice Queeeeeeen!
Posted in Christmas porn, gift ideas, spending time, tagged activities, Christmas, dorothy hamill, gift ideas, ice skating, museum, stress, work life balance on December 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Friday night the spouse and I went skating at the outdoor ice rink at the National Museum of Art. Growing up, I never was much for ballet or the other femme things my contemporaries seemed to be drawn to. But we did take skating lessons after school for a couple years. One of those years [...]
The Tree
Posted in Christmas, Slow Movement, spending time, tagged bird, Christmas, Christmas tree, diner, penguins, pickle, recipes, Russia, snowmen, the Grinch on December 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We picked it up this weekend. It wasn’t easy getting up at 8 on a Saturday morning and venturing out into the cold, but the spouse wore his Christmas sweater and I wore everything I own, and we headed to the farmer’s market. We went to the diner for breakfast because you need your strength [...]
Flipping the Bird: Elly’s super-easy way to yummy skin and juicy meat!
Posted in holidays, recipes, slow food, spending time, tagged cooking, culture, family, food, recipes, sisters, Thanksgiving, tradition, turkey on November 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »
A guest post from my sister Elly, The Turkey Whisperer: Turkey has never been my favorite dish at Thanksgiving. With competitors like scalloped oysters, stuffing, and mashed potatoes, it is hard to focus on the bird. Its main purpose, to my mind, has always been as ideal vehicle for lashings of mayonnaise, cranberry disks, and [...]
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