Food
Food Fridays: Summer Salads
It’s predicted to be a wicked scorchah here today, at least as hot as it ever gets on the coast, and weather like this gives us permission to find a new kind of simplicity and creativity. Like, for example the cold cereal with milk and bananas I gave the boys for lunch yesterday. Which they…
Read MoreCows and Cones
I have about 597 Maine photos I could be posting today, but summer keeps rolling on and I loved these photos of boys and ice cream from last Friday, taken at a new local farm stand/farm/dairy bar. Animals galore, beautiful farm scenery, a lovely shaded place to sit and very good ice cream. Locals? I…
Read MoreFood Friday: A new look at an old summer favorite—Potato Salad
My head is so far into summer that I can barely emerge long enough to do things like, oh, think past my next swim. Even the fun stuff, like making playdates, or figuring out our next adventure seems like a little too much work some days—it’s been so great just to let the day happen,…
Read MoreVacation: The Aftermath
I have… …seen a little boy’s dream come true: a candy-filled pinata hanging from a digger. …600 plus photos to wade through. …four small pieces of Maine granite on my washing machine, removed from various pockets, also one half of a sand dollar, three bird feathers and a snail shell. Relieved to find no dessicated…
Read MoreCreative Cooking
Meet blogger Elizabeth, who can be found on other days at Wearing Stilettos, Living On a Farm, which is, without a doubt, my favorite blog name of all time. Second favorite might be Not Yet a Girl, Not Yet a Wino, but I digress and this is Elizabeth’s post today, not mine! * * *…
Read MoreWhy Bother? Here’s Why
Welcome writer and mama Amy, an online pal from way back when our summer 04 babies were newborns and we were in the same attachment parenting email group. Amy was one of the first bloggers I “knew” and has been a great encouragement to me since the beginning of Hank & Willie—I’m delighted to have…
Read MoreFood Friday: Strawberries
I could give a recipe for shortcake, or strawberry pie. I could talk about strawberry-spinach salad with poppy see dressing, the dish that is so weird that it just somehow works. I could even show you a picture of the strawberry-rhubarb crisp I made last week. But really, this week is all about summer and…
Read MoreFood Friday: Splashy Summer Cocktails (and Real Simple photo)
When you start seeing photos like this of yourself in national magazines and people start writing about you like this—”Anna’s wardrobe isn’t drab, she loves color!”—it’s time to get out Martha Stewart’s Hors D’oeuvres Handbook and serve something appropriate for the outfit. However, I can’t POSSIBLY cook dressed like this, so I will have to…
Read MoreBunnycakes
BEHOLD. A tree of bunny cupcakes, plus ones that were dubbed rabbit droppings. NOT WHAT I WAS THINKING WHEN I MADE THEM. For me? Mmmm… I think he liked it! For more Best Shot Monday, hop on over to Tracey’s site.
Read MoreFood Friday: A Roundup of Summer Birthday Cupcakes for Kids
Poor Henry—he’s been two for a few days and we haven’t yet given him any chocolate cake to shove in his face yet. (I did make good on my chocolate promise and gave him a few chocolate chips before bed on his birthday. “YUMMY!” he reported.) We celebrated with ice cream and presents this week,…
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