Category: family

At long last, a cupola

by Karen, posted in family, italian, raising chickens

My husband has been wanting a cupola for years. He even pointed out that cupola is an ITALIAN, hoping to persuade me that we need one, since I am enamoured with all things Italian. (Please note: man in the picture is the installer, not the husband). And of course, what is a cupola without a weathervane? I … Continue reading At long last, a cupola

New baby gift

by Karen, posted in books, family

Maybe you have a lot of new babies to buy for this year.  After a long time with the arrival of no babies within my personal sphere of (gift-buying) influence, I find that having just finished putting together a gift for one new baby girl, I have two more baby girls in the picture. One … Continue reading New baby gift

Late Summer Wish List

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, tweens

Now that summer is underway, I realized that I forgot some of our "must do" activities, not to mention several that usually make the list but don't get done (after all, summer is only a few short weeks and getting shorter every year, with kids having to go back to school sometimes in August (what … Continue reading Late Summer Wish List

Spring!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, raising chickens

So, there are still a few days left of spring, the time when a young man's fancy lightly turns to... chicks! You know, the kind that come from hens (we're talking flock expansion here). We have been anxiously awaiting the call from Longhorn since last week's false alarm, when the anticipated arrival date (June 11th) came and went … Continue reading Spring!

Strawberries!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, gardening, health, shopping, tweens

Okay, the strawberries are here and Life Is Good! I have been lucky this year; I've been able to keep ahead of the varmints, birds, and creeping mold and get to most of my strawberries before the enemies did. We have 4 or more varieties, ranging from tiny, almost pin-head sized alpine strawberries to large, … Continue reading Strawberries!

Spelt Right Bagels at Hannaford

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, family, health, italian, tweens

I was shopping at the new Hannaford's in Kennebunk (at the site of the old Stop'n Shop). There were several of those tables set up throughout the store where a person is handing out samples of food items that are sold there, along with a coupon to further entice you to buy. I am a … Continue reading Spelt Right Bagels at Hannaford

Homemade egg rolls

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, gardening, recipes, shopping, tweens

  Our friends, the Douangsovaths, came over to our house to teach us how to make egg rolls.  After they arrived, we took a quick shopping trip for necessary ingredients. Lettuce I had growing in  my garden, a tomato was on the counter that i picked up at the farmers market earlier that week...but bean … Continue reading Homemade egg rolls

It’s (probably) a girl!

by Karen, posted in family, raising chickens

Well, it's been a little more than 3 weeks and it's looking more and more like he is a she. Of course, all the data is not in, but very soon it will become unequivocal. For now though, she is still a runt, much smaller then the other chickens. We attempted to take a picture … Continue reading It’s (probably) a girl!

Fisherman’s Catch strikes out

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, restaurants

it so happened one evening that the rest of the household had other dinner plans so i was left to my own devices, with only myself to please in terms of what my meal would be. after some thought, i decided that fried whole clams and sweet potato fries was what i wanted, with a … Continue reading Fisherman’s Catch strikes out

hula hooping for beginners

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, health

after i wrote my prior post about hula hooping, i took things one step further and actually signed up for the WOCSD class, Hula Hooping for Beginners. it runs for 6 weeks on monday evenings and started may 17th. when i called to sign up they said it was a big class. it was; there were 17 … Continue reading hula hooping for beginners