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New baby new carrier: Easy peasy Ring Sling
Another project from: So you may have noticed my little hiatus. No biggie, I just took a short break to give birth to our daughter, Elliott. Born last week, she’s perfect, and already adjusting well...
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Down the Hatch: Salmon with Hatch Chile Sauce
Late August brings Hatch chiles to the markets. From New Mexico, these beauties resemble Anaheim chiles but are much more flavorful, with hints of apple and a smokey quality that make them perfect for...
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Bright and cheery: Elliott’s Nursery
You may recall this post where I revealed my mood board for Kidney Bean’s nursery. Well, Kidney Bean turned into my daughter Elliott Marlene, who is a month old today, but this mood board was not...
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Baby’s Gift to Big Brother: Latches Board
Another project from: A couple of months ago, I was feeling a little guilty about having another child — for my son’s sake. His near first two years of life were perfect: mom and dad all to himself,...
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Thank you all so much for your wonderful and encouraging comments over the last few years since I’ve experimented with throwing my random thoughts, recipes, and projects out there into the world. I...
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Embroidery Excitement: Baby Baskets
The latest acquisition to my closet of a craft room is a Brother Embroidery Machine. It’s a starter machine that allows me to embroider anything 4×4″ or less, but I can make magic happen in 4 square...
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Recipe roulette: grill poached salmon with tomatillo and Anaheim chili “pesto”
I play a game with my husband sometimes, only he doesn’t know I’m playing it. When I send him off to the market to pick up something for dinner and he asks me what I want him to buy, I usually just...
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DIY Buzz: Coffee Roasting Class at the Institute of Domestic Technology
I have never been the coffee-aholic, and truth be told I make a terrible pot of coffee — I think it’s a mental block (I can’t whistle or snap either, go figure). But Big N truly enjoys coffee....
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Vallarta scavenger hunt: Baby Octopus with Duck Sausage in Tomato Sauce
I recently started volunteering at the Van Nuys courthouse as a mediator. Van Nuys is the next suburb over from where I was born and grew up, in the San Fernando Valley. My first experience with the...
View ArticleFrom DomesticEsq to City Girl Gone
As you may (or more sadly may not) have noticed, this little blog of mine has run its course. When adding content started to feel more like self-induced pressure than pleasure, I knew it was time to...
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