How To Eat Locally Without Doing the Work Involved

So, the New York Times had this article a few days ago, which I found out about thanks to Tessa, my Mom-in-Law, about the different little service-industry businesses which are growing up to cater to folks who want to eat local foods without having to grow them, go to the market for them or in […]

Bonus Weekend Kat Blogging: Cute Pictures

Zak took this picture of Kat looking at her reflection in our refrigerator.
She is fascinated with reflections of herself, cats and other people. She kisses reflections all the time, of herself or of the cats. It is really, really cute to watch.
Now that she walks, she toddles from the refrigerator to the dishwasher, […]

Weekend Kat Blogging: Baby Percussionist

Kat loves music; I’ve already posted pictures of her playing flute while Zak plays didgeridoo, and pictures of her playing flute solo. And you have seen lots of pictures of her playing guitar, too.
But her interest in playing music is not limited to the instruments her daddy plays–two nights ago, Dan was over visiting […]

The Miracle of Green

I thought that we were going to be able to terrace the back yard into a workable garden space this year; alas, however, the intractable slope remains intact. The French drains that keep the water run-off from turning our grassy hill into a mudslide have collapsed, resulting in a bog at the top of the […]

Will Curry Call Her Home One Day?

I suspect that I am quite lucky.
Kat, although she has started doing the toddler food-controlling games, still loves real honest to God food.
Here, you can see her using a regular sized spoon to feed herself homemade Cajun red beans and rice. Hardly a bland dish, my vegetarian version is filled with onions, garlic, […]