Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sunrise

Building

Dough Play

Sam helped me make some bread the other day. His method involves lots of vehicle sound effects, stretching, and taste tests (plus a little bit of reshaping by Mommy before baking). He was so proud of his little loaf.

“…cruisin’ just as fast as she can now…”

There’s a reason you don’t see as many photos of Maggie. She won’t hold still long enough. Ha! Caught her! Also, here’s what happens when I leave her pigtails in at bedtime:

More Baby Faces

Tuesday Photo Quiz

Some kind of plastic toy? What do you think?

Paper Flowers

You can make your own using one of these kits. Then keep the pattern forever, enlarging it for big flowers, shrinking it for tiny ones. It’s a great way to use up paper scraps, or to freshen up a room on the cheap.

Saturated

Gingerbread Love

**UPDATE** At Lynn’s request, here is the recipe. This came from my friend Lana, but I don’t remember where she said she had found it. She’s also the one who suggested using blackstrap molasses instead of light. The cookies are just fine made as written below, but if you want the spicier version, use the [...]

Some like it hot…

As I get more and more into cooking, I’m discovering my cooking “personality.” I usually follow recipes dutifully, and I do enjoy light, simple things very much. But when it comes time to make something with any spice to it, I have a hard time holding back. I don’t know if it’s a childhood spent [...]