In my top five list of desserts is vanilla bean ice cream with fresh, unadulterated blueberries or strawberries or peaches on top. Simple, perfect. Also in that list: fruit crisp (apple or cherry) with oatmeal streusel topping. Another? Mocha rum cake, no frosting or glaze. Hmm. Also: vanilla creme brulee. One more: dark chocolate mousse […]
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sweets
Posted in Cooking and Food, Freya, tagged blueberries, moon, wah on May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
suppertime
Posted in Cooking and Food, Freya, Milestones, tagged library, muffins, soup on May 25, 2011 | Comments Off on suppertime
I made asparagus-leek soup for dinner. It’s a puree so hopefully Freya will like it. I also made a dozen pumpkin cranberry whole wheat muffins for a playdate tomorrow that just got canceled. Now what? We went to the library this morning to pick out books and also attend her first toddler story time. I […]
wednesday
Posted in Freya, tagged burst training, cards, rain on May 25, 2011 | Comments Off on wednesday
It’s windy and rainy and gray outside. I am in my office listening to the baby monitor. Freya is moving around, but not waking. It makes me so anxious to listen to this. Will I have to stop what I’m doing and run in there? These days when she wakes up she says “Mommy?” so […]
trip photos
Posted in Freya, Photos, tagged san francisco, travel on May 23, 2011 | Comments Off on trip photos
Sunrise over the City. Our unremarkable hotel room. New shoes at Nordstrom. Eva and Freya taking a cat nap. Freya and Ivo. Melon at Crepes on Cole. Freya visits Daddy at work.
viking fest
Posted in Freya, Fun, tagged parade, running, viking fest on May 23, 2011 | Comments Off on viking fest
Every year, our little Scandinavian village hosts a three day Viking Festival, complete with a parade, a race (5 miles), a carnival, and tons of other events over a long weekend. All the town’s merchants get all excited for all the business they get, and Front Street gets all decorated for the event. It’s a […]
the city
Posted in Freya, tagged san francisco, travel on May 20, 2011 | Comments Off on the city
We departed Monday morning for our family vacation to our old home of San Francisco. It’s always an emotional event for me, as my feelings about this city are so mixed and so strong. It’s a true love-hate relationship. Freya did well on the flight. We had lots of snacks for her, some new toys […]
problem solving
Posted in Freya, Milestones, tagged baseball, sesame street, speaking on May 11, 2011 | Comments Off on problem solving
Freya has figured out how to solve her shape sorting ball. She got it as a present from her grandfather when she was about eleven months old, and started solving it herself seven months later, which I think developmentally is still a bit early. She likes working on her stacking cups, though today was getting […]
too long
Posted in Freya, Writing, tagged book on May 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Oh my god it’s been two months. Sorry. Few excuses. Except that instead of writing here, I’ve been taking my precious moments at my desk to work on my book instead, after not looking at it for over two years. Which brings me to a rather interesting, spooky, magical fact: Back in 2007 (or maybe […]
sick
Posted in Freya, Health and Fitness, tagged flowers, sick on March 10, 2011 | Comments Off on sick
I caught Freya’s cold, and so did Brian. She recovered in less than 24 hours, but Brian and I are not as tough as our little baby, so we are both kind of a mess. But she still must be cared for, so while I’d love to be laying on the couch with some tea, […]