It’s been about two years since my neighbor and I started subscribing to a CSA box (if you’re not familiar with CSAs, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture, where a farm offers weekly shares of vegetables – you get very fresh and local produce and they get a steady income to support their farm). Over the last couple of years,…
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Ani: Four Months
If there are four things to know about Ani at four months: She is a drool machine. (I’m not complaining because she rarely spits up). She loves to suck on anything she can find. If she gets her arms out of her swaddle in bed, I can hear her over the sound machine, loudly slurping away at her fists. And…
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A Whirlwind Weekend in Kansas City
1. I’d take you out for a night at the ballet. (We’ll just conveniently plan your whirlwind weekend around the Kansas City Ballet’s season.) Before the performance starts we’ll grab a bite in the Power and Light District. Then we’ll go enjoy the performance in the brand new Kauffman Center. Hopefully we’ll see some Twyla Tharp or George Balanchine….
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Is It Too Late to Talk About Easter?
I’ve seen bloggers say that, by the time the actual holiday arrives, they’re far past sick of it, since the blog world has been non-stop holiday for the month leading up to it. I try to fight that by posting everything about holidays way way late (look for my Christmas post in about six more weeks). So, yes, Easter is…
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The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban
I’ve seen a few reviews of The Tragedy Paper floating around the internet, and it seems that some people are not fans (Elizabeth, we can still be friends) Sometimes this makes me all paranoid that maybe I was the only person alive who loved it and possibly I have no taste at all. In this case, I don’t really care….
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