Pickles and Onions

Recently Bean and I went to a small family party in a tiny village. There was a small cabin with a little kitchen right next to an extended...

A new playground opened up close to our home. This place is extraordinary: made primarily from natural materials and to inspire (rather tha...

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PJ attended his first summer day camp this year. God, that sentence makes me feel old. Anywho. The camp included football (soccer), b...

A few months ago the kids got their first shared time-out. I can't remember exactly what was going on but I do remember - and snapped a...

My brother-in-law started making beer about two years ago. When we were in the US one year ago, we got to taste a few of his brews. Each ha...

Without going into unnecessary detail, 2015 has been rocky. Health has been a real treat (on a side note, I read that sarcasm is a sign of...