And Then There Were Beaks

They've Hatched (aka Wordless Wednesday update)

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Real Women Eat Quiche

And sometimes they even make it. Guess who insisted on having a picture taken with her specialty creation, "Isabel's Fruit Salad"? (At the risk of blowing her secret recipe, it's bananas, blackberries, and strawberries with a pinch of sugar and a few sprinkles of cinnamon.)

This Spinach & Pine Nut Quiche, which has lots of garlic and sage, is so good that the kiddo periodically craves it, which she did today — after waking up from the late-morning nap she asked to take rather than go to ice skating lessons. (Yeah, it's been that kind of week.) After getting in lots of knitting time while she napped, I was so agreeable that I said yes even though it meant a trip to the grocery store.

In Praise of Constant Companions

Smiles have been in short supply this week, ever since a nasty, never-ending stomach virus took hold. But Lily, bless her sweet kitty soul, has willingly spent those days in some variation of this pose.

Just as the Moderne Log Cabin has been there for me, each evening taking the edge off a week of single motherhood crashing headlong into career. And while much progress has been made, it's good to know yards of garter stitch comfort remain.

Bronzed Green and Block 8 await...

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