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Cosmetics and I go way back. When I was a child, my mother had a collection of bright cream eyeshadows that came in stick form, like lipstick. They clipped onto a display rack that had the effect of a jewel-toned… Read moreMakeup and Me
Yesterday was a Day of Tantrums. It didn’t start out that way. Baguette woke up happy, because we were all there. Mr. Sandwich, who normally leaves at 6:00, was home to take care of some car repairs. I was about… Read moreYou Can’t Win Them All
See that owl on my forearm? Baguette says that’s a “Mommy Bird.”
. . . which is not to be confused with Cock-a-doo! Rooster photo by bagsgroove, via Flickr. Creative Commons.
One of the things I love about the CSA boxes we’ve been getting is that they’re a mix of the known and unknown. That means that I can easily eat an apple or come up with a use for fresh… Read moreCreative Cooking
My mother hated egg whites. Scrambled eggs had to be perfectly blended. I think of her every time I scramble eggs. On the rare occasions that we’d have breakfast out and we’d order fried eggs, she’d take my yolks and… Read moreEgg Musings
This week’s Monday Listicles? “10 things you love that are free.” Read on: 1) Baguette’s kisses. 2) Mr. Sandwich’s love for me and her. 3) Snuggles with Wicket. 4) Rain on the roof. 5) Going for a walk and seeing… Read moreThe Best Things In Life Are Free
This isn’t a list of books I hate, which would be led by Gregory Maguire’s Wicked. (I loved the musical, but there was not one thing I liked about that book–and I finished it just to see if there would… Read moreBooks I Don’t Love
The splashing of water all over the bathroom during bathtime. The spitting of water onto the floor during bathtime. The regimen of snowman drawing, which is so precise that I am afraid to try, because I will get it wrong… Read moreThings That Are Driving Me Crazy
No More Tears and No More Tangles–that’s what my mom used on me. And it’s what we used on Baguette, once her hair got long enough to tangle. But it turns out that’s not enough any more. Baguette’s hair is… Read moreAn Interesting Monster Needs an Interesting Hairdo