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Monthly Archives: May 2009

berry tart

  By Alison | May 28, 2009 - 10:10 pm | recipes
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I almost was NOT going to tell you about this recipe because of how sad I am about my blurry tart picture, but friends, that would be just mean.  To rob you of the opportunity to make this dessert, which was a big mouthful of summer perfect, would be unkind.  … Continue reading →

rainy day links

  By Alison | May 25, 2009 - 3:33 pm | links
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Here are the happy corners of the internet that I’m enjoying…since it’s a rainy Memorial Day. It was a rainy Memorial Day for me last year too, but at least this year I am in a HOUSE!  I can’t believe that this time last year we had just begun our … Continue reading →

garden update

  By Alison | May 22, 2009 - 7:30 am | friends
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So we planted this garden.  And then came the flood.  For real!  I think it rained for a month.  I know it rained for a month of Sundays because I left our Easter clothes hanging on the wall for that long waiting to wear them again on a day suitable … Continue reading →

Tagged community garden

book discussion guide: secret language

  By Alison | May 21, 2009 - 11:21 am | books
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Boxed Lunch Book Club Today! My discussion questions are a little slim, but mainly we are just going to talk about sisters!  Sisters are the best…and the worst.  I love my sister, but we hated each other for several years there before we realized we couldn’t live without one another!  … Continue reading →

Tagged book club, boxed lunch book club

Rhubarb Berry Pie

  By Alison | May 14, 2009 - 3:37 pm | recipes
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I fell in absolute LOVE with rhubarb last summer in Vancouver BC, so when I heard through the grapevine that they had some at the store, I added it to my list.  Taido went to the store for me after returning from his adventures in Canada.  Perhaps he was feeling … Continue reading →

Tagged lattice, pie crust, rhubarb, rhubarb recipes

mother’s day mercies

  By Alison | May 11, 2009 - 6:56 am | being grateful, raising chinos
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I’m pretty sure that Taido was still asleep in his luxurious condo in Whistler BC while these cards were being delivered to me yesterday morning.  Mary Polly and Ben instructed me to wake them up at 6am and then to go back to bed.  Mary Polly asked me early in … Continue reading →

teacher appreciation

  By Alison | May 7, 2009 - 9:01 am | projects, summer
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Since it’s teacher appreciation week, I thought I should take just a minute to say that how much I LOVE the teachers at Pike View Elementary.  Pike View is right across the street from our church, and it also happens to be the school my kids attend.  Yesterday we had … Continue reading →

Tagged teacher appreciation

rain drop splash

  By Alison | May 6, 2009 - 3:48 pm | children's books
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We are drowning down here in the Central Arkansas area!  Sunshine is supposed to be on its way tomorrow.  We’ll examine the damage to the garden then.  For now, Simon and I are reading this classic from 1946.  It’s perfect for toddlers.

Tagged at the library, books, children's books

don’t ask me

  By Alison | May 4, 2009 - 11:28 pm | family, raising chinos
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Someone recently was asking for parenting advice because a first baby was about to arrive.  Specifically, he asked What one piece of parenting advice would you give? Now I know that I should NOT be handing out parenting advice.  In addition to the fact that I am no expert, giving … Continue reading →

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