Christmas 2013: the passion of the pantry organizer (and other gifts)
I have sympathy for Pat when it comes to buying me presents. I am not an easy person to shop for. I am picky. I am unpredictable. I want him to be practical, but clever and romantic, too. To be…
Ten Tantrums: a retrospective
Those of you connected with me on Twitter or Instagram may be familiar with a series of photos I’ve been posting this fall. It began with a picture of Rory mid-flail and went from there. I called it #autumntantrum. 1. We’re…
The Elf on the Shelf: putting “good enough” into practice
I’ve been getting into the Christmas spirit in many ways: the house is awash in tiny white lights and green plastic needles. Christmas music is piped in from Pandora nonstop. I made cookies. With sprinkles. I commented to Pat on…
Babies, I’ve Had the Blues
The last couple weeks have been rough. Sure, here on Hot Breakfast it’s been all “I’m making soup” and “Tell me what books to read.” But behind the scenes there have been some gray clouds. Collapsing onto couches, big sighs,…
Souper Tuesday: Tortellini Pesto Soup (or: eff soup, I want cookies)
Today in Durham, it was a perfect day for soup. Cold, rainy, gloomy. Blah. But I did not make soup. Instead, I roasted potatoes, asparagus and the cod I bought yesterday, which I needed to use since I won’t be…
Friday photos
Happy Monday! I finally broke out the DSLR last week. Here are three scenes from Friday. Do you see the plastic fly nestled in Rory’s hair? Balancing things on his head is one of his current obsessions (others include flipping…
Happiness Commandment: #5 Books >TV
For a good part of my late teens and early twenties, I lived under the assumption that it was not cool to like TV. During my last year of college and first few months living in Chicago, I did not…
Souper Tuesday: Thanksgiving methadone (aka Potato Cauliflower Cheese Soup)
Can you believe it’s already December? I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was nice, even if it didn’t quite go as planned. First, I woke up really, really crabby. Here it was, my favorite holiday of the…
