Paper Doll Tales Posts

At my toes, I’m measuring a temperature of 8 degrees.  Slightly warmer around my cheeks–maybe 10.  And don’t get me started on the wind chill.  With the blustery breezes of…

Kids and Treasures Wanderings and Travel

I’m Two.  That’s two fingers.  Two hands.  Two ears.  Two eyes.  Two is better than One.  But not better than six.  Six is A LOT better, especially when it’s minutes…

Kids and Treasures

Curling around my feet, the steam-wraith from a noxious Paris metro grate. A February drizzle taps my shoulders, dots my scarf, and makes the plastic-wrapped, heat-lamped sidewalk dining areas of…

Recipes and Fare

I’ve never been a big pink and white, hearts and doodles, candy and chocolate kind of gal.  Well, I’ll keep the candy and chocolate.  But otherwise, Valentine’s Day for me…

Thoughts and Musings

This post should be sub-titled: How I Helped My Daughter Win Gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics. I’ve taught my daughter to pick her nose.  She’s a quick learner.  I…

Kids and Treasures Thoughts and Musings

I am crouched on the bathroom floor, my chin in hand, elbow cushioned by the hem of Little Friend’s towel.  She is sitting on the kiddie potty, double-wrapped in her…

Thoughts and Musings