Of pumpkin pie and cranberry muffins
Today, while getting shoes on and balls gathered for our daily trip to the park, Finn suddenly yelled out “punkin!” He ran to get his hat–and by “hat” I mean the instrument of torture foisted upon him...
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Actually it’s for anyone, but only the Lutherans are likely to have a copy of The Lutheran around … I have an article in there about spiritual needs during pregnancy and ideas for alternative...
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Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Monday afternoon, Nov 30, the first day actively “watching for light.” The line is long. My kid’s rope is not, or at...
View ArticleHK Alphabet :: D
D :: Dumplings Mmmm… dumplings in steamer baskets, dumplings on pretty plates, dumplings in a bowl of noodles and broth, dumplings in my wok, even dumplings in styrofoam containers from the take-out...
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Done! Of course the plan was to finish it before Advent started, but as it turns out, the process of making was a good one, and I’m glad I let it take its time. The tree took considerable time to cut...
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Third Sunday of Advent (yes, I’m a little late.) Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 It’s that time of year again … donation request letters, clothing drives and toy drives...
View ArticleChristmas in three parts
Part one: celebrate So we spent Christmas in Hong Kong. And in spite of all my brave talk about how glad I was not to be stuck in an airport due to the inevitable weather delay–or once arrived, stuck...
View ArticlePart two: How to build a kitchen in three easy nights
… and one dumpster-diving afternoon (along with a few Asahi beers, countless bowls of popcorn, and one set of plans downloaded from this mama’s etsy shop.) Finn’s gift this year was a kitchen. A...
View ArticleAn announcement …
This blog is moving to thefoodsmith.blogspot.com. Yes, the address now sounds like a bad winter cold. Really, “blogspot” is about the least attractive word I can imagine. But I wanted to have a little...
View Articleannouncement, part two
Just in case you didn’t get the correction elsewhere, I’m sending it out again. The new blogsite is thefoodsmith.blogspot.com. Come on over and check it out!
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