Fall Cooking: Apple Bread

One year, when I lived in New Jersey, my alumni club went apple-picking. It was the first time I’d gone, and I went a bit overboard in terms of variety and quantity. In an attempt to put them to use,… Read moreFall Cooking: Apple Bread

That Smells Wonderful

This week’s Monday Listicles is “10 Fantastic Smells.” At first, I thought that the topic wasn’t really grabbing me. But then Baguette spent the night throwing up, and I realized that what really smells bad is vomit on your couch…. Read moreThat Smells Wonderful

Not Enough

Over at Wandering Scientist, Cloud has a post about dealing with a multitude of holiday food drives. I’m facing the same thing. My workplace has one. My alumni club has one. Baguette’s day care has one. Each of them benefited… Read moreNot Enough

Compassion

A few years ago, I would have read this story and thought, “What a terrible person. How irresponsible and uncaring.” Today, I thought, “She must have been so overwhelmed.” Don’t get me wrong. I don’t condone her actions. But I… Read moreCompassion

Babies and Tech

I’m sure that by now you’ve seen the video of the baby who concludes that a magazine is nothing but a broken iPad: So you’ll understand why I was reminded of it yesterday when Baguette found a couple of loose… Read moreBabies and Tech