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Parenting

Knowing they all do it doesn't make it easier

My kid is no more exceptional than yours. She is no smarter or funnier or more attractive. She is, in every way, a typical kid. Particularly when it comes to picking up after herself. After speaking with lots of other parents, I know that they all struggle with this. All one has to do is mention the "trail of stuff" that is left behind by a school age kid and nods of agreement are rapidly in evidence. ...
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Chef

Requiem for Quebec Cheese

Once in a while, the MAPAC comes up with some unnecessary witch hunt.  To my opinion, the entire rumble around Quebec cheeses in he last few weeks is unjustified, what we call in French a storm in a glass of water….  The question that comes up to my mind is why all that fuss??? ...
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In the Garden

Almanac squashes myth that there's no cure for a bore

I like the Farmer’s Almanac. The language is direct and to the point, and even a bit bossy. Maybe it’s a leftover effect of having been to a strict Catholic school called Immaculata, but I seem to need that slightly scolding tone to get me going when I’m in my garden where there is always too much to do. ...
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Parenting

Three is my magic number

I greet each pregnancy announcement of friends with honest joy. These women with whom I share this unique space between and within blogs...I like them. I love them. I would, however, be dishonest is I did not say that I also feel a wave of jealousy. Envy, deep green and salty, washes over me. ...
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