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I’m turning into a gardening superfan faster than you can say “new dirt”. I’ve started going on and on about gardens, picking fresh bouquets from my garden, taking pictures of them, planting vegetables of all sorts, and generally being thankful I seem to have outgrown what used to be a terrible seasonal pollen allergy. I […]
About Anna
I believe in God, the power of optimism, and the ability of food to bring people together. I love to share everyday homemade food with family and friends (and the internetz)! I love cheese, proper grammar, an organized house, dark chocolate, my husband, and my 5 sweet kids.
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Lemon Crumble Oat Bars
Sometimes it seems like it’ll be really easy to get what you want, until you actually try. When we moved into our new house, we knew that we wanted chairs for a small seating area in our kitchen/family room area. There isn’t a lot of space, so I don’t want anything huge, just a couple armchairs. […]
Monday Moments: Daddy’s Boy
Gooooood morning, Daddy. It really is both bright and early. Mom, do you think he’ll go for this already? Just a little wriggle-snuggle here… Look at me, daddy. I’m Gavin. Are you awake now? Oh good. Let’s do this day.
Monday Moments: Kickin’ It
We’re into soccer these days. Kristopher especially is a significant fan – at break time he and another boy just take turns shooting on each other, because breaks are for girls, I suppose. One green alligator, reporting for soccer duty. Gemma, on the other hand, has an approach more my style. Just kidding, she likes […]
Monday Moments: Hide-and-Cheek
I have a hider on my hands. Yes, Theo, that’s exactly how I feel. I’ve heard of children like this, but this is my first experience with it. If I ask Theo to do something he doesn’t want to do, or if he’s just feeling cheeky for no real reason, he hides. He may only […]
Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Dip
I don’t have enough appies in my life. This must mean I don’t have enough parties in my life, because parties are half about company and three-quarters about appies. Appy math. It’s official stuff. In the interest of having more appies in my regular non-partying schedule, I need some easy recipes up my sleeve that don’t […]
Monday Moments: Seven
My sweet baby girl turned SEVEN this weekend. That officially sounds like a whole new stage of girlhood in my mind. Seven is growing up. I think she agrees, as lately she is all about her independence, biking ahead because she “knows the way”, doling out orders to her little brothers, choosing her own clothes […]
Banana Bran Muffins
There’s a large bush on our walk to the bus stop that keeps encroaching further and further onto the sidewalk. Normally this isn’t the kind of thing I would comment on as, not being the type to trim my own bushes, who am I to judge. Except this particular bush always has multiple bees busily […]
Monday Moments: Overboard
Well, just like that a month is over and our inaugural boarders are off on an epic trip across the country while we live vicariously through their Facebook feed. The kids loved them, and I think we were all a little sad to see them go. After only 4 short weeks, it’s amazing how used […]
Triple Chocolate Cookies
Two days ago, we walked home from bringing Gemma to the bus stop, opened the garage door to go in, and a large, glossy red chicken walked out. This was surprising, considering we don’t own chickens. The boys, needless to say, were thrilled, especially since the confident hen noisily clucked back at their every […]
