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Adventures in Baking

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

So, I’m pretty good when it comes to cookies and cakes.  But I had never worked in yeast breads.  My mother (Grandma on this blog) is quite accomplished in this area (at least I think so), and every year when her pear trees are laden with ripe fruit, she makes the most tasty Cinnamon Swirl […]



Be Prepared

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

One never knows when the Commissioner will call, so it’s best to have your crime-fighting gear all in one place where you can find it. Tad actually left all of his gear there at bedtime a couple of days ago.  It was very humorous. And yes, that’s a new cowl/mask.  I bought a 4 pack […]



Caped Crusader

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

He is watching you… he knows what you are doing… he is… BATMAN! (Homemade mask courtesy of Mama, who was trying to keep his hair nice for class pictures by keeping his baseball cap off his head.  A piece of black cardstock, scissors, tape and stretchy bracelet cord, combined with a little ingenuity, make for […]



Breakfast with Dr. Seuss

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Do you like green eggs and ham? Try them, try them, and you may!  Try them and you may, I say! (Um, NOW, before they get cold, kid.) Tad: “I do so like green eggs and ham!  Thank you, thank you, Mama!” (I asked yesterday at school if they had been reading Green Eggs and […]