Happy National Waffle Day (you did know it was National Waffle Day, right?)  We made waffles. I took pictures. (imagine waffle picture here) I even had a recipe for you all. But my computer has crashed.  (imagine sad face) We went to Grammie's house after church on Sunday and picked figs. (imagine fig picture here)…

  Meet my long-time gal pal and favorite N.Y.C. resident: Trish. You can also call her Pats, Patsy, Patricia. She was born on St. Patrick's Day, you know, which alone is reason enough to give her your vote. We go way back (dumpster diving? Check.) She's awesome. You'd love her.  Anywho, she has officially entered the Mad…

A.k.a 'the other white meat.' Do you ever buy pork? I wasn't too crazy about it  until I discovered a super scrumptious and easy way to prepare & make them (because right now, I'm all about quick & easy dinners.)  Set your oven to 350 degrees.  Get a few chops, pat them dry, sprinkle with…

 A little person in our family wanted her nails painted this morning. So I painted them, hopped in the shower and upon getting out, said little person came walking back into the bathroom with an empty bottle of nail polish. She then proceeded to take me on a tour of all the things she painted: the…

 What's the deal with kids & chicken nuggets? I've never met one who didn't like them. Must be something in their DNA… Anyway- we like making our own and since we made some today, I thought I'd share how we make ours. Super simple, super delicious and super fast to make. Here's what you need: …

 And we are taking full advantage. This time, it was Douglas Park in Santa Monica (on 24th & Wilshire.) There was a lot of  "Come here, I want to tell you a secret…"   and then you got a bucket of water to the face. Good one, Henry! We went with friends, which made it all the…

 Dear Jayne, Kate loves her little navy mushroom jumper; made by you, sometime in the 70's. We picked it up from a thrift shop last year and now it fits.  (can you believe someone was willing to part with it?) We just wanted to say thank you. We love it.   (You got anything that goes…

Right now, I have about a bajillion things I want to make. But I have also have about a bajillion 1/2 finished projects that need completion. I feel like I shouldn't start anything new until I get the old stuff finished (which is just no fun at all.) Like the pants I stared for Henry…

 Living just a few miles from the beach, my children have little to no experience swimming in an actual swimming pool. All 'swimming' that has taken place up to this point has mostly been splashing about in the water along the shore. We thought it would be a good idea to work on some real…

One afternoon a few weeks ago we decided to load up the children and go for a drive. Our drives usually take us on the 1 North (a.k.a. The PCH) Just past the Malibu Pier is a little place called the Adamson House.  The Adamson House is amazing.  It's situated on 13 acres overlooking Surfrider…