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I love tulips. They are my favorite spring flowers – simple in form yet elegant. I eagerly look forward to them in our own garden every year. Unfortunately, they are also a favorite among the deer. We got away with it for the past two years but the deer finally discovered our stash of tulips […]

These pictures were taken fairly early in Spring (note the leafless trees, and bare flowerbeds). Look at how blue the sky was in the first picture. It was my kind of a perfect spring day – cool but sunny, with a cloudless blue sky. We don’t get many clear, sunny days like this over here, […]

This week, we made Cheesy Ranch Chex Mix, Whole Wheat Double Fudge Brownies, and Wheat Thins. This was only the second time Alex had used a rolling pin but yet he was amazingly at ease with it. He did a great job rolling out the Wheat Thins dough. :)

We got a brief break from winter today, hitting a high of 63. The day started out rainy and cloudy but eventually cleared up for a few hours in the afternoon. Almost all the snow melted and left huge puddles of water in low spots in our front yard. Below are pictures of Alex, donning […]

This time, we made Plum Sour Cream Muffins and Chewy Oatmeal Decorating Cookies. As usual, he loved his baking sessions from the start till the end – all the measuring, mixing, and seeing the result of his (fun) labor. This was the first time Alex tried his hands on cutout cookies and he enjoyed every […]

Last Thursday, I decided to take a break from our regular homeschooling lessons and had a “Home Economics” class instead. Alex was absolutely happy about this because he got to do one of his favorite things – baking, while learning at the same time. We managed to incorporate reading, measurement, and math in our baking […]

Can you believe it? Our son, Alex is a big Martha fan. I used to borrow Martha’s DVDs from the library for myself but now, I actually borrow Martha’s DVDs because Alex wants to watch them. His favorites are Martha’s Guests: Master Chefs, Martha’s Baking Favorites and Martha’s Favorite Cookies. Sometimes, after he watches the […]