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Midnight Message

Blogging Sometimes life gets in the way. I am lucky to have been able to spend a little time today getting, “Lost In Time” with Madeleine ❤️.

Conference Day No school for the kiddos today. Parent-Teacher conferences are happening on campus. A mid-year check in to see how everyone’s doing. Interestingly, now that Atticus is in sixth grade, he was tasked with presenting a self-reflective piece as a portion of our allotted time. While there were no surprises today, it was reassuring… Continue reading Weird and Wonderful Wednesday

Proud Papa

Mid-Semester Reports I just finished a late morning snack. Toasted sourdough with (arguably too much) butter, honey and Maldon salt. While eating, I read through the recently available progress report for my sixth grader, Atticus. Without getting too emotional, let’s just say, I was more than proud. Truly proud of who Atticus is becoming. It… Continue reading Proud Papa

New Day New Ferment

Preparing a half gallon of milk for a yogurt culture.

Yogurt Probiotic-rich creamy milk. That’s what I am working on this afternoon. One of Hannah’s favorite do-it-yourself kitchen projects. After warming and cooling a half gallon of milk, it will take a few hours for the milk proteins to gel (turn into yogurt) with a perfectly delicate thickness that is equally suited for spooning straight… Continue reading New Day New Ferment

Blog to Vlog

Now Showing Well, not exactly, now. But soon, or really I should say, eventually! I want to have a YouTube channel, where I post cooking happier content. Recipes, cookbook reviews, restaurant spotlights, travel videos, cooking tutorials. A place for us to connect, and for you to really get to know me/us. More than you can… Continue reading Blog to Vlog

Wednesday

Breakfast Hannah made breakfast. Scrambled eggs with dill, which is something my grandfather introduced me to. A little fruit, a sliced tomato, and some sourdough bread. All in all, delicious. Kombucha Time After breakfast, we bottled our first batch of kombucha. To each of the five bottles of fermented tea, we added a puree that… Continue reading Wednesday

Tuesday

Looking Forward to Tomorrow We are bottling our first batch of kombucha tomorrow. That will begin its short second fermentation. By adding kombucha to bottles with a little fresh fruit, it’ll help carbonate the probiotic concoction. New to Brewing Kombucha While we’ve been fans of kombucha for quite a while, we are new to the… Continue reading Tuesday

Mondays are Tough

I Feel Like Garfield I love lasagna … and I hate Mondays. Not much to say today. Didn’t make anything worth sharing. There’s always tomorrow.

See-Saw Sunday’s

Rather than a, "plain ol' roll." Atticus asked if I would add apples.

Sunday’s are Emotional The kids are with me every other week, swapping houses on Sunday. Today they leave, so today sucks. It’s Fall Y’all Atticus loves cinnamon rolls. He lobbies both houses to try to have them at least once each week. I was happy he asked, and that he wanted a seasonal makeover from… Continue reading See-Saw Sunday’s

Sleep-In Saturday

Breakfast for one, since the kids are having cereal with their cartoons.

Shhhhh Excitedly, both kids are sleeping in. Honestly, it’s a bit of a rarity that both of them will be tired enough, comfortable enough, and just able enough to really sleep in on a Saturday morning. For me, it’s nice to know they are. Tales from a Different Era Yesterday, the kids had the pleasure… Continue reading Sleep-In Saturday