northern life
When I was 11 my mom signed me up for sewing lessons with her friend, a professional seamstress and tailor. It was summer, and knowing now what it is like to have kids hanging around the house all day, I’m sure it was a device to keep me busy. That, and I was fond of [...]
At the hospital, in active labor, waiting to get prepped for my c-section. After Beatrice’s birth, I knew how it worked to go into labor, go to the hospital, try to push the baby out and not have it work, and then have a c-section. When I decided to have a c-section again with Blythe, [...]
I could go on for chapters about how amazing my Grandma Eunie is. I’ll try to keep it brief. When my grandma was a girl, she farmed alongside her dad, mother, brother, and sisters. When the snow was too deep for a horse or the car, she used cross-country skis to get to school. Jeans [...]
A few nights ago, Adam and I enjoyed a rare chat before falling asleep. As I put a passed-out Blythe down next to us in the co-sleeper, I asked Adam how he was doing on giving up coffee. It’d been about a week since he’d stopped having his daily five-shot Americano. “It’s going fine,” he [...]
At the hospital, in active labor, waiting to get prepped for my c-section. After Beatrice’s birth, I knew how it worked to go into labor, go to the hospital, try to push the baby out and not have it work, and then have a c-section. When I decided to have a c-section again with Blythe, [...]
Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Breanne’s Links I haven’t dared to try the Scientific 7-Minute Workout yet, but I want to. It’s only seven minutes, right? How bad could it be? It’s Memorial Weekend, and everyone knows that in Minnesota, that means [...]
Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Breanne’s Links Today’s links are all about books! I loved this Huffington Post article that took some of my favorite books and recreated how the cover might have looked had the author been a different gender. If [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with garage sales. There’s a lot not to like: the sudden stops and awkward parking, the necessary chit-chat, the perusing of someone’s junk laid bare for all to see. But the deals! It’s the quest for great bargains (and memories of past spoils) that spur me on. So here was [...]
A few nights ago, Adam and I enjoyed a rare chat before falling asleep. As I put a passed-out Blythe down next to us in the co-sleeper, I asked Adam how he was doing on giving up coffee. It’d been about a week since he’d stopped having his daily five-shot Americano. “It’s going fine,” he [...]
Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Jen’s Links Parenting advice I need to remember, from President Obama, who was warning his daughters not to get tattoos. This seems like it would be very effective. Since I have one extremely picky eater, I’m always [...]
Breanne’s Picks A cooking class at Cooks of Crocus Hill. Learn new summer grilling techniques, cross making homemade bread off your life-list, or get some new ideas for quick weeknight dinners. Treat your mom to a cooking class and go along with her to make it an outing as well. I’ve done this for both [...]
When Phoebe answered my call (plea) for maternity leave guest writers I was thrilled because she is one of the best writers I know. I felt doubly blessed when she offered to write on such a personal topic, reminding me how grateful I am for the girls’ “aunties” and prompting me to rethink what it [...]
