The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! This is what the Artist and I will be tackling this weekend: The Second Bedroom/Finnabee’s Nursery. As you can tell, it’s not really all that bad — messy, but not filthy, and it looks at first glance to be more stuff… Read More »
Easter in D.C. (It’s still Easter!)
(The other day at Mass for the (transferred) feast of the Annunciation, our priest pointed out that, if it seems like the Church is always partying, it’s because we are. Don’t forget–Easter lasts 50 days! Longer than Lent!) Homemade ba’lawa. (Egyptian version of baklava) I was thinking, as Lent ended, about how poorly I had… Read More »
The Satisfaction of Frugality; or, How to Make a Creamy Vegetable Soup
Here at Like Mother, Like Daughter, one of our goals is to show you that frugal living is joyful and can be pretty, and actually produces personal contentment, among other interesting results. Why is this a goal? Well, because before starting to blog, I heard once too often, “I have to work — it’s impossible… Read More »
Fall farm box
We got the cutest, perfect little pear in our farm box this week: Pippo couldn’t wait to eat it — it was just his size! He and I are the fruit lovers in the family, and this was a good week for us, farm box-wise. We got apples, pears, and a big bunch of grapes,… Read More »
Pesto with dried tomatoes.
I got a fairly good yield from those four basil plants I planted at the last minute in the spring when I discovered that the chickens and/or the bunnies had eaten my poor seedlings. The plants grew so well. I am consoled. I think that we will make it through the winter. I usually am… Read More »