Well, spring has definitely sprung. Our magnolia trees have started blooming and the daphnia is sweetly perfuming our backyard. When I take my early morning walks before work, (and I mean like 5:30 early!), I hear the melody of a chorus of birds. Nature is clearly coming back to life…
If you’re looking for a lemon tea cookie that has a hint of lavender, then this is the cookie for you, my friend. They’re small and bite-sized, perfect with any tea or tall glass of milk. My kids love lavender, and when they saw I was making these, their little…
It was a special occasion when I would get to spend the night at my grandparents’ house. My grandma would make my favorite meal and after dinner was over, we would play cards until my bedtime. In the morning, she had a warm breakfast ready and waiting for me, usually…
We just got back from a week’s vacation visiting family in California. Like all good adventures, this one was filled with laughter, fun, and craziness. And when I say craziness, it pertains to just one thing–children. Ha! I had the brilliant idea of driving, which by map, should have taken…
The weather in the Pacific Northwest has been unusual, to say the least. Sunny and in the 70s and 80s off and on for the past two weeks–this is not April weather people! Where’s my rain? And my cloudy, 60 degree weather? I am feeling a bit gypped by Mother…
Little babies are one of the most precious things in life. I know that’s a cliché statement, but when you’ve wanted to have a child for a very long time and that dream finally comes true, that statement is far from cliché. My friend just adopted the sweetest little baby…
My junior year in college, my roommate and I thought it’d be fun to have a tea party. We made cute little sandwiches, where we cut them in small triangle wedges and trimmed the crust, had different fruit bars, and of course, a variety of teas. Our friends came over…
Pacific Northwesterners love snow. I say this because we don’t get it very often and it usually doesn’t last. Yesterday was our first snow of the season, and it was a very light dusting. My one-and-a-half-year-old son was intrigued by the large white stuff floating down from the sky and…
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