The Fine Print

The choice to reproduce, for those of us fortunate enough to have one, is supported by many terms and conditions.  Most of these are assumed from the get-go:  less sleep, more mess, less control, more chaos, less sex, more cuddling.  The "experts" (many of whom haven't had children but have written lots of books about ...

Kids

A friend of the family once told me:  Having one is like having none.  Having two is like having twenty. We have three. With our first, life didn't really change much.  Our neighbours gave us this fabulous sling, so we took him everywhere with us.  We took him shopping, we took him to parties, we took him to karate ...

A Tickle Trunk for Everyone

Growing up, my family always had a Tickle Trunk. It was a big black old-fashioned thing with metal hinges and clasps - both my cousin and I could fit inside it. It had some really interesting costume pieces in it: old wedding veils, a couple of wigs, old shirts, ties, skirts, high heeled shoes, scarfs, ...

Don’t Call Me Vegan

So, I'm sitting here eating my raw vanilla ice cream, and I've finally got my raw crackers in the dehydrator, after waiting a day and a half for my raw macaroons to reach the perfect crispness, and I'm thinking It's time to come out of the closet. It's been over a year since I ...

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