A post-lunch nap…
Archive for May, 2009
29 May
Ava Fix
This is what passes for fun at the Smith household most Friday nights–pile all the couch cushions on the floor and try not to break your collarbone as you jump into them. So far, so good!
29 May
Catalog considerations
I have a penchant for unusual furniture—an old desk from my Dad’s one-room schoolhouse, a church pew, a door-turned-headboard—and now, my most recent acquisition: I got this library card catalog on an auction recently, and Bryan and Tom helped me move it into it’s place in our dining room earlier this week. I love it, [...]
29 May
Overheard
Things I’m almost positive I’ve heard Olivia say in the last day and a half: “I see the kitty!” “Where’s Daddy?” “I want to go outside.” These all sound relatively reasonable, but I also think she said “What’s up?,” so I realize there’s a margin of error.
28 May
Morel mushrooms
While I was in Madison, I picked up a pound of morel mushrooms. Our friend Tom had never had them, so we lightly breaded fried the first batch in butter, because I think that’s the best way to make them. (Personally, I think that’s the best way to make a lot of things…) For the [...]
27 May
Fire up the grill
I took the long weekend at Mom’s as an opportunity to do a bit of cooking–specifically, batches and batches of barbeque sauce. Seems like a perfect recipe to try in a kitchen other than your own, don’t you think? I used the recipe and variations from this month’s Martha Stewart Living. I tripled the recipe [...]
26 May
Fish tales
We took the girls fishing while visiting the lake this weekend. Bryan and Dave spent most of the weekend in the boat, and as such, caught quite a few fish, some of which were large enough to keep for the fish fry we had on Monday. To make things a bit more exciting for Ava, [...]
26 May
Backyard wildlife
Mom and Dave have a number of deer that visit their yard in the evening. I managed to catch one through their spotting scope.
26 May
And we’re back…
With a lot of catching up to do! We took the girls to Mom and Dave’s this weekend–they had a blast playing, swimming and swinging. Plus, Bryan and I really enjoyed and appreciated the extra help. Ava and Gramma had a number of projects over the weekend. They made great desserts: And snow cones , [...]
