ellie the brave
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life with teenagers
For those of you who’ve had teens, have teens, or are yet to embark on this perilous adventure, writer Mike Sager shares some survival tips in “How To Leave A Teenager Alone” from Esquire.
“Work your teen as if you were a lifeguard — ever vigilant, flippers ready, from a slight remove.”
role models
“I had never thought of Marley as any kind of role model, but sitting there…I was aware that maybe he held the secret for a good life. Never slow down, never look back, live each day with adolescent verve and spunk and curiosity and playfulness. If you think you’re still a young pup, then maybe you are, no matter what the calendar says. Not a bad philosophy for life….”
– John Grogan, Marley & Me
and more cobblers…
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Saw this recipe on Natalie Chanin’s website (thanks for sharing, Thom!) and we had to make it. That very night. We tinkered with the recipe a little bit and here it is (mainly b/c I’m too lazy to roll out dough with hungry boys in the house). Graham, Adrian’s bud who was visiting us, gave it four stars. Hope you do, too!
Strawberry Cobbler
Ingredients:
5 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup melted, unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 Tblsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon, and touch of nutmeg
To Make:
Bring 1 cup sugar, lemon juice and strawberries to gentle boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add to 9×9 baking dish. Combine all dry ingredients and remaining sugar in large mixing bowl. Add melted butter. Stir until well mixed and crumbly. Sprinkle over berries and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, of course!
reawakening of a small town
Lovely story about a band of visionaries who helped breathe life back into one small town: Leipers Fork, Tennessee.
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