By , on October 27th, 2011

The Twisted Vine

Summer was crazy: bake, market, bake some more, week in, week out. In between baking and marketing there was nursing, mothering, and housekeeping. Once in a while, there was sleep. I loved it all, but it was busy.

One Saturday morning in Rockford, after I had set up my pies, I left Madelyn in charge and headed away from the market scene to check out a little cafe called, The …Read More

By , on September 16th, 2011

French Toast!

Two mornings this week we got up early and had breakfast together as a family. Let’s just say we’re still ironing out the kinks…

Wednesday morning I got up around 6:30am and started frying sausage and mixing scrambled eggs. I got everyone else up at 7am. Julia came downstairs smiling; happy to smell sausage and see sunshine. Kate, Sam, and Naomi were also eager, and Charlie wasn’t to far behind. …Read More

By , on August 29th, 2011

Back to School

Wow! First day of school- summer’s over. Where did the time go? We began the year with our usual flare for organization and punctuality. Kate got up early to try to finish the summer packet from her second grade teacher. As I sat quietly sipping tea on a stool next to her, she reviewed the finer points of grammar. “Mom, what’s a plural noun?’ Ugh.

Julia hopped out …Read More