Author: Mia
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Moroccan For a Day
Friends near and far are forever asking for recommendations when planning a visit to foodie-mecca Portlandia… strong coffee, craft beer, gourmet donuts, robust wine, and food-trucks– there are almost too many terrific treats! I’m gonna let you in on a little secret, my all-time favorite restaurant just so happens to sit squarely in downtown Portland:…
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Horn of Plenty
We gave thanks and feasted yesterday, as per tradition… Thanksgiving has quietly become one of my favorite holidays– all casual comfort and nourishment, without fuss or pretention. Even the kids had a hand in preparations. The menu was a customary potluck smorgasbord: Husband served his homemade pickles on an impressive and colorful relish tray. Firstborn…
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What to Read Wednesday: A Cornucopia
This week’s What to Read Wednesday is a bit of a cornucopia. Alongside Pilgrims, Native Americans, Turkeys, and the Mayflower, I’m including a formal review of Jess Ronne’s poignant memoir, Sonlight Burning at Midnight. Friends, I devoured this book in two hefty (tear-stained) helpings. The author is so vulnerably honest and raw that you can’t…
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A Turkey Renaissance (repurposing thanksgiving leftovers)
If you enjoy turkey/cran sammies on repeat for a week, post-Thanksgiving, go ahead and look away now. The rest of y’all? Listen up. We leave nothing to chance and are whipping up a practice turkey this weekend, but I’m really just in it for the leftovers. My hubby’s so food-fickle he doesn’t even eat his…
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What to Read Wednesday: Folksy Folklore
Greetings and warm, bookwormy salutations from this monogamous, altruistic, extroverted introvert of a reader… How ’bout you? Comment below! Folk tale: A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth. Everybody loves a classic fable or folk tale, and every culture in the world’s got ’em. Though I’ve inadvertently memorized everything…
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The Proper Care & Feeding of Homeschool Moms
Alongside some online pals I admire, I’m blogging through the alphabet– this week we’re focused on the letter E. In our homeschool, E is for Energy & Encouragement. I’m not one to mince words IRL, so I’ll also refrain from doing so here on the blog… Here’s a hearty truth-bomb: Homeschooling is HARD. Fruitful? Yes.…
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What to Read Wednesday: Medical Journal
This week Little Man had his annual well-check with his primary-care physician (he remains quite tall for his age & is expected to exceed even his Daddy in height– take that stereotypes!), while the girls & I attended an empowering presentation by a local midwife. Both were timely, as the latest What to Read Wednesday…
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Fallish Things & Sayonara Summer
In my haste to usher in Fall, I neglected to bid a proper farewell to what was arguably our most exciting, action-packed summer to date… “All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer– one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going– one…
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WTRW: Au Naturel
This week’s What to Read Wednesday’s a wee bit tardy, due to our post Halloween sugar crash. Coincidentally, our theme is all about nature— which makes this earth muffin especially giddy, and hesitant to confess just how many fun-size Mounds I’ve stolen from my children in a mere 24 hours. Center Sister’s spin on nature…
