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Sowing the suburbs: June 2012
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Thursday, June 21, 2012. The logistics of twins: Part I—Breastfeeding at home. The challenge of feeding babies like any common mammal. The babies had several advantages when it came to the Battle of the Boob:. I've successfully breastfed, without needing to use fancy equipment or formula, two other (singleton) babies. That remin...
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Sowing the suburbs: April 2013
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Sunday, April 7, 2013. Pete and Repeat were in a boat. I've already posted this recipe. But I feel the need to now show off my stellar photography skills and share the epiphany that was the version I made last night. Fasten your seatbelts—it's devil's food cake, another time. So it doesn't look like much. Who cares? Because I'm ...
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Sowing the suburbs: November 2010
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Carrot cake from someone who knows carrot cake. The 501st recipe for carrot cake on the Internet. 2 c flour (I use half whole wheat and half white). 2 t baking soda. 2 T flax seed meal. 3 c grated carrots. 1/2 c chopped walnuts or pecans (optional). 8 oz cream cheese, softened. 1/2 c butter, softened.
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Sowing the suburbs: May 2011
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Saturday, May 28, 2011. Me and Pippi, Frances, and Katy. Have a special bond. (Photo. Courtesy their mama.). My friend Karen (of mamalooma. Is living the chicken dream. Whereas I promised myself last year. Attempts at getting a neighborhood robin to join us was not met with success. And I saw a giant earthworm and freaked out.
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Sowing the suburbs: September 2010
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Monday, September 13, 2010. I was informed that her new neighbors ripped out the grape vines. Panic set in! Those ten pounds of grapes yielded 2 gallons of destemmed fruit to work with. Half of that has been turned into the most delicious grape jam one could possibly consume. But one taste had me hooked. After what happened with...
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Sowing the suburbs: August 2012
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Tuesday, August 21, 2012. How to help your child be a civilized person who uses the toilet in many steps. Now that I have TWO children out of diapers, I can share my method for potty training. (You can call it "potty learning" if you like; I will only judge you a bit for this.). My method for two children has been as follows:.
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Chewbacca’s Senior Portrait | Pax (Ro)mama
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My Two-Year-Old: The agony and the … well, just agony. Beyond Suicide Prevention: An Overlooked Threat to LGBTQ Youth →. August 11, 2011 · 8:21 pm. Chewbacca’s Senior Portrait. I framed a photo of Chewbacca the Wookiee for MaryAlice's nightstand. The girl loves Chewie. My Two-Year-Old: The agony and the … well, just agony. Beyond Suicide Prevention: An Overlooked Threat to LGBTQ Youth →. One response to “. Chewbacca’s Senior Portrait. August 22, 2011 at 6:57 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Get every new ...
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Beyond Suicide Prevention: An Overlooked Threat to LGBTQ Youth | Pax (Ro)mama
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Chewbacca’s Senior Portrait. February 14, 2012 · 2:53 am. Beyond Suicide Prevention: An Overlooked Threat to LGBTQ Youth. Any input from readers is much-appreciated. I don’t often consider the reality that my children will be teenagers someday: probably because I still need to periodically remind myself that I’m. Actually, I am the same age as Steve Kornacki, the news editor at Salon.com. Who recently wrote an article about coming out as a gay man. Kornacki describes how, although he knew he was attracte...
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Newer posts →. April 21, 2011 · 6:41 pm. Dear MaryAlice, You Were a Surprise. Who just gave birth to her own daughter this morning (congratulations, Gina! Recently launched a “Letter to My Daughter”. Guest post series. It ran on her blog from March through April. I’m offering up my “letter” here, instead. There were congratulations. But, mostly, I remember stunned silences, cautious questions testing the water: How do. Except, you weren’t, and you didn’t. I took a positive pregnancy test on Valentine’s D...
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Sowing the suburbs: A little jar o' sunshine
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Welcome to One-Quarter Acres. Here's a chronicle of life on a plot of land right smack in the suburbs in Minnesota, whose owners would much prefer to be in the middle of nowhere. Monday, April 1, 2013. A little jar o' sunshine. It's nothing fancy, just something from the Ball blue book. Since I live on the edge, though, I roughly doubled the recipe and didn't use quite as much sugar as called for, because I like a tiny little bit of bitter (or sour) with my sweet. Labels: putting food by. Homesteading: A...