Our first meeting.

And a week and a half later.

I never knew our family had the ability to tire out a big, energetic dog.

But apparently we do.

And I had no idea a dog, especially one with her very sad background, could jump into our family and hearts so quickly, but she has.
According to Sam, “She’s the [...]

And just like that, he belongs to someone else for most of his day.

I know. I was supposed to talk about tomatoes. Like 2 weeks ago. And the thing is, we’ve been eating a ton of tomatoes. Seriously. And there have been several meals that I would have deemed “post-worthy.” But again, the thing is, it’s summer. And August is nuts over here.
We’ve got two birthdays in our [...]

I kind of feel like this sums up my summer fairly well:
Report: Mom Just Locked Her Door

Tomorrow I join the throngs of female bloggers leaving their kids for the weekend. Only I am heading in the opposite direction from Blogher, as far away as I can get, really, as I am going to LA for a great and old friend’s wedding.
Alone.
This will be my first time away on my own since [...]

Gosh, we’ve been eating an awful lot of squash and zucchini for the past few weeks, both from our own garden and from the CSA box. I have one summer squash plant in the yard, and so far it has produced over 15 fruits. The thing is taking over the yard. When you read about [...]

Cabbage. I’ve never done anything with it other than make various slaws. I’ve certainly never cooked it, and I don’t know that I plan to; it just doesn’t sound that appetizing to me. Please, someone tell me I’m wrong. Believe me, if anyone links up below with a cabbage recipe for anything other than a [...]