The food blog is no more. Ah well. Honestly? I’m not sorry to see it go. As a tool for reining in our family budget, and showing us how much more we were spending than we needed to, it’s been…

…that our dear Rachael’s book, How to Knit a Love Song, is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Now, I usually try to buy all my books from Powells, to support my local independent (and utterly fantastic) bookstore, but getting…

How are you? How was your Thanksgiving (if you live in the U.S.)? And how was your nice long weekend (if you live in the U.S. and didn’t have to work)? Mine was good. Really good. I made stuff. I…

…I know you’re not used to this from me anymore. But, well…I’ve been knitting. I know! Remember when I used to do that all the time? I’m up to it again. Maybe because it’s cold outside. Maybe because there’s a…

…here are some of the photos my friend Everette took on Halloween. From these photos you will learn the following: The kid is very cute. The kid, usually quite enamored of his dark blue police helmet, was uninterested in wearing…

We’re not sure how long he’ll be with us, but he’s here today. The bloodwork showed he’s got kidney disease. So much for the hoped-for bladder infection. It may or may not be cancer, but we’re not going to subject…

I hardly ever blog about the dog anymore, and I’ve taken so few photos of him recently that I couldn’t find one to add to this post. It doesn’t mean we love him any less. It’s because he’s become a…

My feelings about Halloween run from complete and utter disinterest to strong annoyance, depending on how close upon us the damn day is. I’ve got a kid who’s old enough to get into it now, though, so this year I…

We had an ultrasound this past Thursday, the detailed anatomical scan. It was all good news. Everything measured just fine. The baby looks great. And unlike her big brother, who kept his legs tightly crossed for most of his ultrasounds…

1. Medium-sized avocados are two for a buck at Fred Meyer right now. Usually, they’re 69 cents each. I had no idea. Ever since we started the food budget, we’d been mostly going without our beloved avocados because the large…