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 »
Ask Auntie Leila: But how will you keep the closet that way?
Yesterday in the comments Karen asked, “But how will you keep it that way?” Meaning the closet. Dear Karen, The problem was never with the stuff itself. As I said, it was remarkably not in a tangle, despite years of neglect on my part. No, the problem was with the closet itself, and actually,… Read More »
Less Exasperated; or, Two Rules That Might Help.
Want to be a little less exasperated with your gaggle of small children? Two little rules that might help, given in the spirit of Do What You Want, But Notice That Feeling of Sinking Under It All — and Do Something About It. I know that you don’t ever want to squash… Read More »
How Pippo helps (or, cooking and cleaning with a toddler)
At 21 months old, Pippo is feeling pretty big these days, both to himself and to us. He just loves being able to do things by himself, or to help one of us get something important done, whether it’s helping Daddy take off his boots after work or having his own cloth to wipe… Read More »
A peek at the rec room, an all-purpose room.
So this is the sofa I got on Craigslist (remember hearing about it from the rug post?). I’ll tell you a bit about this room. It’s above the kitchen. I think that originally (the house was built in 1860 or thereabouts), it was a servants’ room — it’s up the back stairs. We have used… Read More »