Author Archives: Laura

Giveaway Day!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Laura

To everyone coming here from Sew Mama Sew‘s Giveaway Day, welcome!  I’m excited to have you all visit.  I love to sew and have learned so much from  all the tutorials on SMS’s blog.  In case you’re interested, I keep … Continue reading →

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A winning combination

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Laura

What do you get when you combine a drooling, teething baby and digging in the mud while her mama does yardwork? A goatee! (And Zona, you’re right – I guess I can take some cute pictures too!)

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Nik takes all the cute pictures!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Laura
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A spring luncheon menu

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Laura

Hosting a lunch in the spring is tricky when you also want to serve seasonal food.  There’s just not much growing yet.   This was the seasonal menu that we came up with for Ellie’s little baptism celebration: hummus spanikopita homemade … Continue reading →

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Eliana’s Baptism

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Laura

Eliana was baptized on Mother’s Day.  The same pastor who officiated at our wedding also did the baptism, which felt satisfying complete to me. I was more affected than I thought I would by the sight of the members of … Continue reading →

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With Baba

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Laura
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Word to the Wise

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Laura

Just because you’re trying to keep a baby busy and just because you want to show the world how the baby is now trying to lean way forward and maybe crawl and just because you’re trying to accomplish three other … Continue reading →

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With Mama

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Laura
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Landscaping/Yardwork update (and a revelation)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Laura

The Update I have added a page to our blog entitled “Landscaping the Castle”.  We live on two streets with royal names so we like to call our house the Castle.  And now we’re trying to get all our landscaping … Continue reading →

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The Happy Family

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Laura
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