Cora's favorite thing in the whole world is surprising people. When Daddy gets home from work, she insists that he close his eyes so...

Again with the raving about The Food Matters Cookbook - I don't think we've yet tried a recipe from it that wasn't great. And I...

Living in the city is not conducive to activities like finding toads in one's garden. Between all the dogs, cats, weeds, dry lawns, and ...

I'm about to get all kinds of TMI on you. I'm talking seriously gory. If you have a weak stomach, or very little interest in the car...

Tomatoes are finally here! Well, not mine... my darn heirlooms are so slow this year it's almost painful. Lots of green ones, but none r...

I have hardly sewed a thing this summer. Honestly, we've just been too busy, between camping and school and gardening and other summer a...

The county fair is running all this week, and we made our visit yesterday afternoon with a couple of friends. The up side to going to the fa...

Cora and I inspected the peach tree last night, looking for baby peaches that survived the late frost we had this spring. I found one and po...

We did a "quick" day trip to Leadville, CO yesterday, opting to stay home and act like responsible homeowners this weekend instead...

The difference between a three year old and an eight year old: When a three year old builds a fort, she posts a sign that she insists says, ...