This evening, my zealous, demonstrative toddler came at me with all his might in what I suspect was meant to be a kiss or hug, but ended...

As I began to type this afternoon, I found the keys of the laptop unexpectedly grimy. A mystery, until I remembered my sons sticky...

Last week we had our first family vacation with our newest member. Our 11 month old son flew in his first plane, touched his first sandy...

Yesterday, in one of their first sittings of 2022, the PNG National Parliament repealed the death penalty. With this momentous vote they...

The joy of the season has swept through our home as family have been reunited and time spent together continues to be cherished. So if I...

Sunday was the first of Advent, the first official heralding of the Christmas season. In our home decorations are on display, candles are...

Did you know there is a floating trash island in the Pacific ocean? Did you know it is one of FIVE floating garbage dumps across our...

One of my favorite places in the world is the Queen Victoria Market (affectionately, the ‘Vic Market’), in Melbourne. The covered outdoor...

Last weekend my husband and I had our first date back at a cinema since December 2019. I had managed to squeeze in one last movie theatre...

When I was a girl I had a lot of toys with hair. Dolls, Barbies, My Little Pony, Trolls. I had little doll hairbrushes and I would spend...

Have you ever heard… nothing? Just a few weeks ago, as summer extended itself graciously, I stepped outside my front door and was...

"Sorry I’m late. I got here as soon as I wanted to". I never really considered 'time' a relative construct. Seconds and minutes and hours...

About a month ago we were watching an episode of something or other (Truth Be Told, Season 1; hardly relevant but I highly recommend)....

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall” ―...

On Saturday my husband and I will walk our 6 month old son three blocks to the center of our little town and stand with our neighbors...

Recipes make the very best heirlooms. Just their presence in the form of a handwritten recipe card or a well loved recipe book or...

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy...

Welcome to installment #2 of German words we could really use in English. Today is special (difficult, complex, just plain awful) enough...

In a cake, of course! This weekend we picked the first apples of the season. I'm not always on top of when the apples are ready, but when...

Earlier this week was my Opa’s 100th birthday. Or would have been. In the pre-pandemic world we had plans to come together in Germany to...