On the first sunny day following my last day at my full time job, I took Neko in the car and we drove two giant bags filled with clothes to Goodwi...
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Yesterday, my daughter turned one. We met for coffee with a friend and Neko had her first kids meal (scrambled eggs with a side of fruit and toast...
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Minimalism. It seems to be the theme for 2012. I've been reading all sorts of blog posts and articles about people cleaning out their inboxes, uns...
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I was about to start this post with "Dear Matthew" when I realized that I started my last post in a similar fashion and I'm not writing letters he...
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When I was little, my favorite books were Scandinavian fairy tales about a mythical creature called a Moomin, which vaguely resembled a cuter, mor...
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Serves four 3 1/2 pounds of clams 1 tablespoon of butter 8 ounces of smoky bacon, diced 2 stalks of celery, finely diced 3 cloves of garlic...
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Crab season in Northern California is in full swing and if you like crab, you know this time is sacred. I remember a few years ago, Matt and I dro...
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It’s soup weather! And yes, I did make this recipe before we took our tree out, but aren’t those twinkly lights so pretty? I don’t know about ...
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I'm writing this post from Matt's parents' house in Ohio, where we're currently celebrating his dad's 70th birthday. It's one of the few times I'm f...
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For the shrimp: 1 pound of shrimp 1/4 teaspoon of chipotle chili powder* 1/2 lime, squeezed 1 teaspoon of clementine zest (from 1/2 of a cle...
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Last month, we headed on our first “big” family vacation as a family of five. It was a reset of sorts. I’ve been blogging pretty sporadicall...
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I get obsessive about finding stuff. Can you relate? The other day, I realized that I have either lost or misplaced a favorite pair of earrings...