Tag: holidays

On Memorial Day

It Is the Soldier It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer…

By Lisa May 26, 2014 Off

Soup of the Week – Matzah Ball Soup

OK, so Passover is…over. But someone asked if I would be posting the recipe for our matzah ball soup, so I wanted to toss it up here because it was, after all, last week’s featured soup here. If you ask me, matzah ball soup does not have to wait for Passover – it’s just good…

By Lisa April 27, 2014 Off

TToT – Dreams of Spring

I had a dream the other night. It was about eggs. Yes, eggs. I dreamt that I found two eggs fallen from a tree – miraculously unbroken – and returned them gently and safely to the nest. That was pretty much the whole thing, but it was vivid. I asked the Hub what he thought…

By Lisa April 19, 2014 Off

Every Day Love

I’ve been thinking a lot about love the last couple of days. For starters, there’s that rather large and obvious thing called Valentine’s Day that has just passed us by. Kinda can’t miss that. Love it or hate it, there it is. I can’t say we’re huge fans of Valentine’s Day here. We’re not huge…

By Lisa February 15, 2014 Off

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Today, December 23rd, marks the 190th anniversary of the first publication of one of my absolute favorite poems, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more familiarly known by its first line as “The Night before Christmas.” Granted, there has been some serious debate as to the true authorship of the poem – some argue for Clement…

By Lisa December 23, 2013 Off

About a Christmas List

The other night as I supervised Zilla’s bath time routine, we chatted about all things Christmas. At some point, the conversation turned to Santa. I realized that with a mere week until Christmas, my child had not really talked much about Christmas presents. Me: Zilla… Z: Yes, Mom? Me: Zilla, did you write a letter to…

By Lisa December 20, 2013 Off

The Ten Best Meals of Our Marriage

As difficult as this is to narrow down to a mere ten, I was intrigued enough by Stasha’s Monday Listicles topic to enlist the help of the Fab Hub to help me try. This family loves good food and we have had many good meals. But if we had to pick ten of the best…

By Lisa August 20, 2013 Off