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10 February 2014 Balloon Head

Feb 11, 2014

Someday Sam could tell her children that she had to walk almost a mile uphill in the freezing cold to go to the dentist. Hopefully she’ll also remember the balloons.

9 February 2014 Mustard Pancake

Feb 10, 2014

Breakfast, inspired by Shakespeare: ROSALIND Where learned you that oath, fool? TOUCHSTONE Of a certain knight that swore by his honour they were good pancakes and swore by his honour the mustard was naught: now I’ll stand to it, the pancakes were naught and the mustard was good, and yet was not the knight forsworn. …

8 February 2014 French Toast

Feb 9, 2014

As I was feeling poorly this morning, the family made me some French toast. It helped.

7 February 2014 The Start of Baking Month

Feb 8, 2014

Sam and I have decided that February will be baking month: each week we’ll bake something different. Today she selected a recipe for rolls from one of her children’s cookbooks. Because she also had a clay class today, she treated the dough as if it were, why, clay. For example, the roll center front is shaped like a …

6 February 2014 Fondue Party

Feb 7, 2014

5 February 2014 Genius Box

Feb 6, 2014

Who knew that Sam could have so much fun with cornstarch and water? Or make such a mess! This was one of the experiments that came in this month’s “genius box”: a really cool venture that AC helped crowdfund. Genius Box is a new company that offers a monthly-science kit subscription service. Once a month they send you …

4 February 2014 Braving the Cold

Feb 5, 2014

3 February 2014 What Happens When It’s Late

Feb 4, 2014

and I realize that I haven’t taken any photos today.

2 February 2014 Enjoying a Brief Respite of Winter

Feb 3, 2014

1 February 2014 As You Like It

Feb 2, 2014

We liked it!