For the past four years, I have loved being a chaperone for my kids’ preschool strawberry-picking trip in May. The first two years I went with my son’s class, and the past two years I have accompanied my daughter’s class. Since my daughter (my youngest!) starts the
Read more →After a winter of crazy fluctuating temperatures and less than stellar training, I ran my first half-marathon on Sunday! Pretty frigid temperatures (especially at 6 AM!), but so fun and rewarding! I mean, how often do we–as adults–get cheered on by random strangers? It’s good for the soul. No
Read more →“We spend too much on food.” That statement can be overheard in my home, muttered by my husband, pretty much most months of the year. Although I tell him we (read: I) don’t spend that much on food and that the U.S. spends much less than other countries
Read more →It’s pie time! Later this week, I’ll be making pumpkin pie, along with a chocolate pie that my 4-year-old foodie daughter requested after eating it at a friend’s house on Rosh Hashanah. I’m not sure the pie will taste as good as her friend’s grandmother’s version, but I’ll give it a
Read more →This weekend, we drove to Charlottesville, VA to visit friends. Along the way, we spotted our first pumpkin patch of the year. The trees are still green, and the weather is still [really] warm. Regardless, there they were… glorious orange pumpkins. Now, it doesn’t take much to
Read more →Paris in late spring/early summer. Strolling along the Seine River, flowers blooming, cafes abuzz with people sipping coffee or wine. Oh, and the bread, the bread! Seriously, is there any place more lovely and idyllic? I’ve only been to Paris once,
Read more →I am just going to say this… I really don’t like shopping. For clothes for me, that is. For food and shoes? Love it. For clothes for the kids? Yes, please. But, for clothes for me? Not so much. Who knows… Maybe if I had an unlimited
Read more →These Crockpot Salsa Chicken Tacos are one of my family’s favorite go-to easy weeknight recipes. This 7-ingredient recipe is so simple to make. Because this dish cooks in the slow cooker on low for 8-10 hours, you can whip it up in the morning and come home to a
Read more →It’s January. There’s a snow storm warning starting at midnight. And, spring is nowhere in sight, at least here in North Carolina. But, sometimes you just need some spring on a dreary winter day, even if it’s just a little taste of spring. So, when I saw this month’s Recipe
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