We spent the week on vacation, laying low and slowing down. There’s a lot to do to get ready for our second baby, and I also really appreciated the opportunity to take a break from the frenetic pace of work from the past few weeks. We also had the chance to get away for a … Read more
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Sunday Morning Coffee – July 23, 2017 – Readings & Recommendations
My dad snapped this photo from the window of his plane as it departed Minneapolis, en route for a visit to us in Boston. The back-and-forth between MSP and BOS is very familiar to me after over a decade living on the east coast and heading home for holidays. My parents are back in town … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee – July 16, 2017 – Readings and Recommendations
This week has had a balance of hot and temperate days. On the days that are cool for the summer months, I’m trying to take advantage of the absence of heat and cook some of the foods I usually avoid in stifling weather: this week, it was brownies, last week it was cauliflower cake. On … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee – June 11, 2017 – Readings and Recommendations
We got our first real taste of summer this week after a drizzly, chilly May and early June. We’ve gotten in to a bit of a routine of having a more elaborate weekend breakfast and then hitting the Esplanade along the Charles River for a bit of activity, nature, and to let Charlotte run around … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee – May 28, 2017 – Readings and Recommendations
I hope everyone’s enjoying the weekend. These photos were from a few years ago when David and I took a road trip through Gettysburg and spent the Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend visiting around the monuments and cemeteries and retracing Pickett’s charge. It was a somewhat chilly, misty weekend, which is kind of close to … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee – May 21, 2017 – Readings & Recommendations
After weeks and weeks of temperatures in the fifties, we’re finally starting to get some warmer weather. I’ve been back in the kitchen with a little more energy, gusto, and creativity, though sometimes my plans for a spring dessert (strawberry-rhubarb butter crumb bars) were thwarted by not wanting to turn the oven on in 90-degree … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: May 7, 2017
It’s been a relatively slow but busy week with a full schedule at work and evenings dominated by Charlotte’s insistence on heading to the playground. She’s figured out the phrase “swing and slide make happy,” and we’ve been spending a bunch of time there, even on the days it’s been a bit rainy. While evenings are … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: Menu Planning and Reading Recommendations – April 23, 2017
A gray, cold, rainy week with breaks of sunshine peeking through. On my way home from work, I saw the daffodils out in bloom, their brightness and color contrasting against the slate river, cloudy sky, and bare trees. A sign that more and more color, warmth, and sunshine is on its way. Here’s what I’ve … Read more
