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ann douglas: the mother of all
Filed Under parenting | September 29, 2011
Last Wednesday I was lucky enough to get to sit down with Ann Douglas, parenting author extradordinaire and ask her your questions! Meeting Ann was a big moment for me. Not only was her Mother of All Pregnancy Books the first book I purchased when I was pregnant but she was also gracious enough to [...]
And then we played…
Filed Under parenting, things | September 26, 2011
We talked introduction to strategy games for ages 5+ on yoyomama today. Here’s a few more recommendations that are technically for ages 8-10+, but we’ve found children as young as age six enjoying the first three once they’ve been introduced to basic strategy games, and have the concentration to play for an hour or more. [...]
louise penny interview
Filed Under twitlitbookclub | September 24, 2011
Hey TwitLitBookclubbers, perhaps you recall me suggesting that if you like mysteries you ought to delve into Louise Penny’s books? Well imagine my excitement when I was asked to interview her at Chapters on Broadway this weekend. Seriously I geeked out big time and have been haunting her on Facebook to see what she’s like. [...]
lunch box deconstructed: chocolate hummus
Filed Under parenting | September 12, 2011
Now, having said we don’t usually attempt novelty we did introduce something new this school year. We’d seen an abundance of chocolate hummous recipes in the blogosphere this summer, and we just had to try them out. We found the standard recipes a little too gritty to be popular with our more conventional eaters, so [...]
pen-ultimate: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | September 6, 2011
On this, the first day of school for most kids, it seemed appropriate to write about a pen/stylus, after all that practically counts as a school supplies doesn’t it? If you’ve been following our Tech Tuesday columns you’ll know that for me a lot of technology is all about accessories, technology is great, but the [...]
for the love of a good sandwich: foodie friday
Filed Under foodie friday | September 2, 2011
So here’s the thing. I addition to an irrational Pinterest addiction, I have a Food Network problem. I love me some food TV…and if its reality food TV? Sign. Me. Up. Lately, I’ve been enjoying the Next Food Network Star. A bit back bitey at times, but the winner was one of my top choices [...]
