Today was a scorcher in Chicago. 95F and 35C. And there was very little food in the house.So in the early hours of the morning, before the sun came out in full force, I took my two youngest kids grocery shopping. The store carried a small selection of tropical fruit, so I … [Read more...]
Jake’s quilt
I thought I'd be a proud mama tonight and show a photo of the quilt my 13 year-old just completed for a class in school.It seems like ages ago when I trekked out in the cold and snow to buy his fabric and sewing accoutrements.The final product is quite nice, eh? … [Read more...]
Adventures with sugarcane
Today I took my youngest kid grocery shopping. It's usually easiest to go with one rather than two or three because I don't feel pressure to buy everything we see. But when Martin pointed to a pile of long bamboo-looking stalks and said, "sugarcane", I just had to give in.My … [Read more...]
Presents from Hong Kong
Well before Tom and I left for Hong Kong, I'd played up our trip to our kids by promising something all kids love to hear: presents! Since I've been reading my kids books about Hong Kong since just after their birth, they were well-versed in the types of gifts found in the … [Read more...]
What I learned about raising children from my time in China
When I was a new mother of a baby boy 14 years ago, I vowed to raise him to treat women as equals. And years later when I had a baby girl I promised myself I'd teach her to feel good about herself no matter what.So yesterday at the salon, as I leaned back in a chair while … [Read more...]
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