 Tales from France – Tete de Veau – bone out!On our recent trip to France, to celebrate our Granddaughter’s Cheering Your Kids Without Spoiling ThemBelow is a guest post from a great writer Melanie Hargrave. Me Book Review: It’s All About RelationshipBefore I got up the nerve to ask my wife on our first date near Piglet’s Salada da Favas – Broad Bean SaladMy original idea was to try Chica’s recipe of Broad Beans with Success – What Can Contribute To It?Last post we were discussing the roll of play and success. I aske A Chance Encounter with Jamie BeckwithIt was my lucky day recently! While shopping for a client at Rena |
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 Dear Emmett, I can’t stop staring into your perfect little face. The photos your thoughtful daddy has sent show you mostly with your eyes clamped shut, resting after your turbulent entry into this world. Be prepared for your exhausted and battered mommy to bring that up occasionally throughout your life to remind you both what it … Continue reading: Dear Emmett  Her irritability was so high, it had to be channeled. Bedtime, when she’s tired or bored, can seem like an eternity. Snack, medication, bathroom, teeth: all simple processes under normal circumstances but sometimes, with an advanced case of caregiver irritation, can take forever. Earlier he had shown some impatience with her usual style of administering medications. … Continue reading: Sweet Relief  Overwhelming sleepiness prompted me to indulge in a rare after-dinner cup of tea to get me through the evening. Meal-time had been wild and stressful – normal. Michael took too large a bite of pizza and had a rather spectacular choking fit, gagging, gasping, vomiting, coughing, contorting, convulsing, face turning impressive shades of blue, snot, tears … Continue reading: Resentment  It hasn’t exactly been a harsh winter. It’s just that we’ve been spoiled the past couple of years which have been exceptionally mild and snowless. Last year I was gardening at the end of April, the ground was so dry and warm. A normal winter can see snow well up to the end of April … Continue reading: A Sticky Interlude  I pulled into the drive-through for a much needed coffee. I was suddenly feeling very tired on this sunny, spring day. Tired and sad. I got my caffeine boost then pulled back onto the highway, jacked up the music and shifted up to sixth gear once at full speed, several notches above the allowable speed. … Continue reading: The Other Side of the Mirror  The cell-like room was hot, the white walls close, sparsely decorated, and the lighting somewhat harsh until dimmed for relaxation. The music was the standard, mindless New Age tinklings of drifting flutes, bells and harps, composed to empty your brain. I lay on the table semi-clad for my first acupuncture appointment. Lately the pain in … Continue reading: Piercing the Armour |
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