Hello lovely readers, it’s been a while, hasn’t it ? Where the heck have I been, you may ask? There is no short answer to that…First, quite simply, it’s hard (...)
One of the most crucial gifts parenting has given me, is a profound respect for the process. My son’s process. Other people’s process. My own. How did I miss (...)
I come to you today with a simple salad and our week's menu in hope it can spark some ideas for your family.If you have grabbed some of the last peaches of the (...)
Asparagus and lavender salad for special occasions
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Yesterday was the blog’s 2nd anniversary, and I had a crappy day. I felt obligated to force the gratitude out, for all the things I’ve learned, all the ways (...)
I’ll start with wishing all mothers a wonderful, joyful Mother’s Day.May it be a day of connection, and ease, and sense of fulfillment from all you do, all you (...)
Secrets to fostering good eating habits in children
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I am very excited to share a guest post I have written for Janet Lansbury's wonderful, inspirational blog.All (or nearly ;-)) my secrets to enjoying meals with (...)
I was having this conversation recently with a friend, we were talking about moods. Indeed with the unpredictability of life, the overload of “priorities”, the (...)
Trust and patience in making sausage vegetable bake
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Work deadlines, 45 minute tantrums, a botched recipe, piles of mail to go through. Balancing self-care and being present with the ones I love. Otherwise called (...)
Attunement has been on my mind lately. You know, how tuned in we are to the outside world, to the feelings and state of mind of those around us, and to our (...)
Colorful scallop tartare recipe for an elegant starter
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So you know, life happened, some seriously stormy weather. And then, an escape to Paris, a breath, a lungful of air above water. An escape but also a step (...)
"C’est un joli matin", Pablo said at the breakfast table this morning. It is a pretty morning.And it is. And he can see it.There will be moments of struggle (...)
Do you know you've achieved maturity (read: getting old) when you start finding youth endearing? It's a complex feeling, that of endearment, isn't it? It (...)
So there's this French saying. It was the title of a comedy. La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille. Life is not a long tranquil river.Indeed.Sometimes, we (...)
In-between putting up yard sale signs, sorting closets and packing boxes, I take a much needed breather with you here to share a Spanish tortilla recipe we've (...)
Duck and braised radishes for easy transformation and change
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This past week has felt about loss and burden. Being on the other side of it, perhaps makes it easier to talk about.As I mentioned before, we are moving in a (...)
I've made this analogy here before, but I often think of parenting as blindly planting wild seeds in a garden, and waiting to see how and when they will grow (...)
