This past weekend I had the great idea to take advantage of the visit of Deirdre and the family to stage a little photo shoot of a sink piled with dishes and topped off with a high chair tray. It had come to Auntie Leila’s attention that some moms with lots of kids don’t know how… Read More »
{pretty, happy, funny, real} ~ eating dinner together when the kids get older
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {Quick business note: There are some Father’s Day giveaways of The Little Oratory going on! Elizabeth’s, Cari’s, Sarah’s, Waltzing Matilda’s! (Did I miss any? I can update!) Fathers love The Little Oratory! Do go enter —… Read More »
{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! Well, it is refreshing to log on here to do a little link-lovin’! I have to dig a little to come up with some photos for you, now that I’m back in our DC(ish) home without the ole’ camera… Here’s what… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Picky Eaters, and the best beer batter recipe.
These days, if you are new to the blog, you might think that Like Mother, Like Daughter is all about who got married, who else got married, who had a baby, blah blah blah. (Won’t bother hyper-linking — just see this summer’s posts!) Seems like only the day before yesterday that I was the one… Read More »
Seven Strategies for Dinner with the Barbarians.
So far in the Eating Dinner Together series: 1. Destruction-proofing your family. 2. When they are little. 3. Three things you need. Sometimes I get into arguments with people about whether housewifery is drudgery. It’s funny to me, because it seems obvious that just about every job has a drudge aspect. I suppose… Read More »